The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 23.1985 Section Four Chocolate Surprise Christmas Tree is super special Add a festive touch to your holiday table with a whimsical Christmas Christmas treeshaped bread. Chocolate Surprise Surprise Christmas Tree is a colorful bread chock-full of chocolate, cherries, cherries, pecans and dates. It's made with Flcisclmiann's Quick-Rise Instant Yeast, a highly active, active, more vigorous yeast that speeds dough rising time and makes baking easier and faster. Simply mix the yeast directly into the flourand olherdry ingredients ingredients and stir in hotter liquids, 125-130° F(50-55°C). There is no need to dissolve the yeast first. Chocolate Surprise Christmas Tree 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour 1 envelope Fleischmann's Quick-Rise Instant Yeast 2 tbsp. (30 mL) granulated sugar 'A tsp. (2 mL) salt 'A cup (125 mL) milk 'A cup (50 mL) water 'A cup (50 mL) margarine 1 egg Filling 1 cup (250 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips 'A cup (50 mL) chopped maraschino cherries Vi cup (50 mL) chopped pecans 'A cup (50 mL) chopped dates COMBINE filling ingredients and set aside. SET aside I cup (250 mL) allpurpose allpurpose flour from total amount. MIX remaining flour, Fleisch- mann's Quick-Rise Instant Yeast, sugar anil salt in a large bowl. HEAT milk, water and margarine until hot to touch, 125°-130°F (50°- 55°C). STIR hot liquids into dry ingredients. MIX in egg. MIX in enough reservcd'fiour to make a soft dough that docs not stick to the bowl. TURN out onto floured board and knead 8 to 10 minutes. COVER dough and let rest 10 minutes. PREHEAT oven to 20IPF (lO(FC) for 2 minutes, then win off oven. DIVIDEdough into !2equa!pieces and flatten into circles about -'/ s -inch (.5 cm) thick. PLACE 1 tbsp. (15 mL) filling on the centre of each circle. Pinch edges together tightly to form a bun. PLACE 2 buns, scamside down, edges touching, in the centre at one end of a large greased baking sheet to form trunk of tree. Place 4 buns, edges touching, in a row just above and touching the trunk. Build up tree with additional rows of buns -- 3 buns in the second row and 2 buns in the third row and 1 for the top of the tree. PLACE dough in warmed oven and let rise 30 minutes. REMOVE dough from oven and heat oven to 375°F(190°C). BAKE for 15 to 20 minutes. REMOVE from baking sheet, and cool on wire rack. DRIZZLE while warm with melted chocolate and Confectioners' Sugar Frosting if desired and decorate with maraschino cherries. MAKES 1 Christmas Tree. Confectioners' Sugar Frosting Combine 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar, Vi tsp. (1 mL) almond extract and 4 tsp. (20 mL) milk until smooth. Topping Melted chocolate, maraschino cherries. Thanks for your gifts of loyalty through the year. From the staff of - DARI DREAM 215 King St. E. 623-3081 Bowmanville Hoping your holiday be abundant in all good things! Orchard Park Furniture 28 King St. W. 623-1131 Bowmanville A f? / / / ■ ' m m ■ V; V "Ni ; ; ¥ I* ' I; E c * | 1 I tslMis The wondrous miracles of Christmas! May you and your family share in all its many blessings and experience experience the inner peace and brightness of that first Christmas Christmas Day. May the spirit of the season continue to enrich your lives throughout the coming year. FRED OWEN ROY OWEN and Staff Authorized Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Dealer Hwy. No. 2 at Courtice Telephone 728-6206 i