Bunny Bread Recipe

By: Natalie Monson

This soft, fluffy bunny bread recipe is the perfect way to create a fun and festive addition to your Easter dinner.

How to Make Soft Fluffy Bread

The key to making bread soft and fluffy is making sure you knead it enough. Kneading your dough allows the ingredients to work together to build gluten which then helps create a texture that is airy and fluffy.

Yeast loves sugar, but does not love salt. Make sure you give your least a little bit of sugar to help it grow, and then wait to add the salt until other ingredients have been mixed in with the yeast.

What Ingredients Do you Need to Make Bread?

This bread recipe uses basic ingredients: yeast, flour, sugar, water, oil, and salt. These are all baking stapes and are typically inexpensive, especially when bought in bulk which is why making your own bread at home can really save you money!

How to Make Bunny Bread

Shaping your bunnies is just a matter of a few twists! This recipe makes 10 small bunnies, or one large bunny. Follow these steps to create these adorable bunnies:

1. Fold the rope into a U shape.
2. Cross one side over the other loosely leaving a space towards the bottom of the rope for the tail.
3. Twist the top pieces under each other.
4. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and rearrange the ears to make them look how you like.
5. Roll the piece of extra dough into a small ball and place into the bottom part of the bunny.

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Bunny Bread Recipe

This soft, fluffy bunny bread recipe is the perfect way to create a fun and festive addition to your Easter dinner.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bunny bread, Easter

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Rising Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Servings: 10 small bunnies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 tbsp yeast active dry
• 2 tbsp honey*
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 cups flour

Instructions

• Pour warm water into the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle yeast and honey and let sit for 5 minutes until mixture begins to bubble.
• Add oil salt and half of the flour. Mix on low-medium until combined and then add the remaining flour. You will know you have added enough flour when the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl as you are mixing.
• Knead the dough for 5 minutes until the dough looks smooth.
• Place your dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a light towel. Let the dough rise for an hour, or until it has double in size.
• Once it has risen, place dough on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 10 equal peices.
• Roll each piece into a rope shape and cut a small piece off of the end of each rope for the bunny tail.
• To shape into a bunny: Fold the rope into a U shape. Cross one side over the other loosely leaving a space towards the bottom of the rope for the tail. Twist the top pieces under each other. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and rearrange the ears to make them look how you like. Roll the piece of extra dough into a small ball and place into the bottom part of the bunny.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Let the bunnies raise on the baking sheet for another 10 minutes. Brush the bunnies with an egg wash (1 egg mixed with 1 tbsp water)
• Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the tops are lightly brown. Enjoy!

Notes

*Can use granulated sugar instead of honey *This recipe makes 10 small bunnies or 1 large bunny

Source: https://www.superhealthykids.com/recipes/bunny-bread-recipe/

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