Chocolate Bunny Bread

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 1 min Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 3 1/4-3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages quick-rising yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, cut up
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon spice islands pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup milk chocolate or 1/3 cup peanut butter morsels
• jelly beans (optional)
• decorating icing (optional)
• carrot (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, cocoa powder, undissolved yeast and salt.
• 2 heat milk, butter and water until very warm (120° to 130°f).
• 3 gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 4 add egg, vanilla and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 5 with spoon, stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• 6 knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes.
• 7 cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• 8 divide dough in half.
• 9 for body, knead chocolate morsels into 1 half; form into ball.
• 10 place on bottom end of greased large baking sheet; flatten to make 5-inch round.
• 11 for head, remove 1/3 of remaining half; form into ball.
• 12 place on pan above body; flatten slightly, pinching to attach.
• 13 for nose, pinch off 1/2-inch ball from remaining dough; place on center of head.
• 14 divide remaining dough into 4 equal pieces; roll each to form 6-inch rope.
• 15 for arms, arrange 2 ropes across body; attach by tucking one end of each under body.
• 16 shape remaining ropes into ears; arrange above head.
• 17 attach by tucking one end of each under head.
• 18 cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
• 19 bake at 350°f for 45 to 50 minutes or until done, covering with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent excess browning.
• 20 remove from pan; cool on wire rack.
• 21 decorate as desired.