How to Make Bunny Bread

Today’s Best Recipe is how to make bunny bread.

Celebrations are a time to honor traditions, and one of the things that always finds its way to our get-together is my family bread recipe.

These adorable bunny-shaped rolls are sure to be adored at dinner.

Using a basic yeast bread recipe and a few twists, you’ll delight the celebration when you bring bunny bread rolls to the table.

Basic Bread Ingredients:

2 cups milk and 2 Tablespoons Crisco – heated to between 105 and 115 degrees
2 packs* of yeast in 1/2 cup heated water (115 degrees)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 Tablespoon salt

To make Sticky Buns, you will also need

• Cinnamon
• Butter

Basic Bread Recipe:

Mix milk and yeast mixture with 3 cups of flour until it has a spongy consistency.

Let this rise for about 45 minutes until it is all bubbly and twice the size.

Use the dough hook and mix in enough flour to make the dough smooth and elastic.

When you stick your thumb (dipped in flour) into the dough, it should come out clean.

Put this into a greased bowl and cover it.

Let it rise for about 1 1/2 hours until they double in size.

How to Make Bunny Bread Directions:

Once you have the dough made, divide it into 1.5 ounce balls.
Pinch off a small amount of dough from each dough ball and roll it into a ball. This will be your bunny’s tail.
Roll the remaining dough ball into a 12-inch to 14-inch rope.
Bend the dough rope in half, place your thumb in the center of the rope, and twist the rope three times to create the body and ears.
Now, pull the top of the rope (ears) apart.
Place shaped dough on a greased cookie sheet.

Now finish the bunny by placing the miniature dough ball you rolled previously over the hole where your thumb started the twist.
Place bunnies on greased baking sheet.
Let “bunnies” rest and rise until they double in size.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl, beat one egg white.
Using a pastry brush, brush the raised bunnies with egg white.
Sprinkle the bunny’s tail with coarse salt (optional)
Place bunnies into the preheated oven on the center rack and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Brush with melted butter.
Serve warm.

Serve with Stuffed Crown Roast for an Easter Dinner to remember.

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How to Make Bunny Bread

Yield: about 20

Prep Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Today's Best Recipe is how to make bunny bread. The adorable bunny-shaped yeast rolls are sure to delight when brought to the table.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups milk and 2 Tablespoons Crisco – heated to between 105 and 115 degrees
• 2 packs* of yeast in 1/2 cup heated water (115 degrees)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 Tablespoon salt

To make Sticky Buns, you will also need

• Cinnamon
• Butter

Instructions

1. Mix milk and yeast mixture with 3 cups of flour until it has a spongy consistency.
2. Let this rise for about 45 minutes until it is all bubbly and twice the size.
3. Use the dough hook and mix in enough flour to make the dough smooth and elastic.
4. When you stick your thumb (dipped in flour) into the dough, it should come out clean.
5. Put this into a greased bowl and cover it.
6. Let it rise about 1 1/2 hours until they double in size.

!How to Make Bunny Bread Directions:

1. Once you have the dough made, divide it into 1.5-ounce balls. Pinch off a small amount of dough from each dough ball and roll it into a ball. This will be your bunny’s tail.
2. Roll the remaining dough ball into a 12-inch to 14-inch rope.
3. Bend the dough rope in half, place your thumb in the center of the rope, and twist the rope three times to create the body and ears.
4. Now, pull the top of the rope (ears) apart.
5. Place shaped dough on a greased cookie sheet.
6. Now finish the bunny by placing the miniature dough ball you rolled previously over the hole where your thumb started the twist.
7. Place bunnies on greased baking sheet.
8. Let “bunnies” rest and rise until they double in size, about 20 minutes,
9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
10. In a small bowl, beat one egg white.
11. Using a pastry brush, brush the raised bunnies with egg white.
12. Sprinkle the bunny’s tail with coarse salt (optional).
13. Place bunnies into the preheated oven on the center rack and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Brush with melted butter.
14. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 38Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 175mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g

The Nutritional Information may not be accurate. This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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