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Teddy Bear Bread Recipe

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This recipe for Teddy Bear Bread is from The Huiet Family Cookbook ,volumn II, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup milk
3 tbs. sugar
2 tsp. salt
3 tbs. margarine
1 envelope active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
6 1/2- 7 cups white bread flour or all-purpose flour
oil 8 raisins
1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 tbs. cold water
2 ribbons- each ribbon should be 3 feet long and 1 1/2 inches wide
UTENSILS: measuring cups, medium-size pot,measuring spoons, 2 large mixing bowls, wooden spoon, pastry board, towel, baking sheets, toothpick or pair of scissors, pastry brush, potholders, 2 cooling racks
Directions:
Directions:
Pour milk into pot. Heat over medium heat until bubbles form around edge of pan. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar, salt, and margarine. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast thoroughly in warm water. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add milk mixture and 3 cups of the flour. Beat with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in 3 1/2 - 4cups more flour, or enough to make a stiff dough. Knead dough on floured board for 8 -10 minutes. Place in bowl greased with oil;grease top lightly. Cover with towel. Let rise for 1 hour. Punch down. Divide dough into four equal pieces. Set two aside for bear bodies. Cut one of the remaining pieces in half for two heads and the other one into fourteen pieces. Shape all pieces of dough into balls. Place large balls on greased baking sheets for bodies. Place medium balls above for heads. Flatten slightly. Attach small balls for paws, noses, and ears. Cover with towel; let rise for about one hour. Adjust rack one-third up from bottom of oven and preheat oven to 400. Make indentations for ears, eyes, noses, and belly buttons with end of toothpick or point of scissors. Place raisins for eyes, noses, and belly buttons. Brush egg glaze on bears. Bake for 25-30 min. Remove from oven and cool on racks. The bears look very cute with nice bows around their necks.
Preparation Time:
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Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Always make two so you can give one away to a friend.

 

 

 

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