| These sweet and sour chicken wings are delicious for | | | | save for another use. |
| holiday gatherings. | | | | Press the bread rounds into prepared miniature muffin |
| 3 pounds uncooked chicken wing sections or | | | | cups. Broil 6-inches from heat until golden brown (about |
| wingettes | | | | 2 or 3 minutes). Cool inside the pan. |
| 1 cup cornstarch | | | | In a bowl, beat the egg, egg white, milk, parsley, salt, |
| 3 eggs, lightly beaten | | | | baking powder, thyme and pepper. Stir in the broccoli, |
| Oil for deep fat frying | | | | cheese, mushrooms and the onion. Spoon 1 |
| 1/2 cup sugar | | | | teaspoonful into each toasted bread round. |
| 1/2 cup white vinegar | | | | Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until set. |
| 1/2 cup currant jelly | | | | Serve immediately. |
| 1/4 cup soy sauce | | | | Makes 24 appetizers. |
| 3 tablespoons ketchup | | | | => Recipes for Christmas Appetizer: Antipasto |
| 2 tablespoons lemon juice | | | | Kabobs |
| Directions | | | | These appetizers are a nice alternative to sandwiches. |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees. | | | | 1 pkg. refrigerated cheese tortellini |
| Place cornstarch into a large resealable plastic bag. | | | | 40 pimiento stuffed green olives |
| Drop in chicken wings, a few at a time. Shake wings in | | | | 40 large pitted black olives |
| bag to coat evenly. Dip the wings into the eggs. | | | | 3/4 cup Italian salad dressing |
| Heat up an electric skillet or deep fat fryer to 357 | | | | 40 thin slices pepperoni |
| degrees. Fry chicken wings for 8 minutes or until | | | | 20 thin slices hard salami, halved |
| golden brown; juice should run clear. Turn wings | | | | Fresh parsley sprigs, optional |
| occasionally while cooking. Drain on paper towels. | | | | Directions |
| In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, vinegar, jelly, | | | | Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain |
| soy sauce, ketchup and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. | | | | and rinse in cold water. |
| Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. | | | | In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the tortellini, |
| Place chicken wings into a greased 15x10x1-inch baking | | | | olives and salad dressing. Seal the bag and turn bag |
| pan. | | | | back and forth to coat. Refrigerate for 4 hours or |
| Pour half of the sauce over wings. Bake, uncovered, | | | | overnight. |
| for 15 minutes. Turn wings over and pour on remaining | | | | Drain and discard the marinade. |
| sauce. Bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken | | | | To make each appetizer, take a short skewer or |
| juices run clear and the coating is set. | | | | toothpick and thread in this order: a green olive, folded |
| Makes 30 wings. | | | | pepperoni slice, tortellini, folded salami piece, black olive |
| => Recipes for Christmas Appetizer: Mushroom | | | | and parsley sprig. |
| Broccoli Cups | | | | Makes 40 appetizers. |
| Make a lot, because these will go fast. | | | | => Recipes for Christmas Appetizer: Zippy Deviled |
| 24 slices bread | | | | Eggs |
| 1 egg | | | | A spicy version of the popular egg appetizer. |
| 1 egg white | | | | 12 hard cooked eggs |
| 1/3 cup milk | | | | 1/4 cup mayonnaise |
| 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes | | | | 3 tablespoons chili sauce |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | | | | 1 teaspoon prepared mustard |
| 1/4 teaspoon baking powder | | | | 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce |
| 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme | | | | Paprika |
| Dash pepper | | | | Directions |
| 1/3 cup fresh broccoli, finely chopped | | | | Slice the eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks |
| 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded | | | | and set the egg whites aside. |
| 1/4 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped | | | | In a small bowl, mash the egg yolks. Stir in the |
| 1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped | | | | mayonnaise, chili sauce, mustard and hot pepper |
| Directions | | | | sauce. |
| Prepare miniature muffin pans with nonstick cooking | | | | Spoon or use a pastry bag to pipe egg yolk into egg |
| spray. | | | | whites. Sprinkle with paprika. Refrigerate before |
| Use a rolling pin to roll the bread flat. Cut bread with a | | | | serving. |
| 2-1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Discard extra bread pieces or | | | | Makes 24 appetizers. |