Peanut Butter Fingers

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf whole wheat bread (original recipe called for bread)
• 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts (or try almonds or walnuts, etc.)
• 1 (12 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter (or try almond butter)
• 1/2 cup oil (peanut oil would work well, but any neutral tasting oil will work)
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate-flavored candy coating (or 1- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips)

Recipe

• 1 freeze loaf of bread overnight.
• 2 remove crusts and save. cut each slice of bread into four or five finger size pieces.
• 3 place fingers and crusts on a cookie sheet and bake at 225°f for 30 minutes.
• 4 crush crusts to make crumbs (a food processor works good for this). mix bread crumbs and chopped nuts in a paper or plastic storage bag.
• 5 mix oil and peanut butter(or almond butter). microwave on high for 3 minutes and stir until smooth. dip fingers in peanut butter mixture and put in the bag of crumbs. shake to coat. place fingers on cookie sheet and bake in a 350°f oven for 10 minutes.
• 6 melt candy coating following package directions. or melt chocolate chips till creamy and smooth over double boiler or in microwave.
• 7 dip fingers and place on waxed paper. sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. store in airtight container up to 2 weeks. enjoy!