Santa Claus bread

Santa Claus bread

Introduction:

"Christmas is coming. Our food circle is very busy. We have all kinds of gingerbread houses, tree root cakes and Christmas bread. We are very happy to make them. Hua'er, let's share this festive looking Santa Claus bread. "

Production steps:

Step 1: mix all ingredients except butter, egg (brush the surface) and black beans (make eyes) to make a dough.

Step 2: knead into a surface. The next step is to knead into an extended dough.

Step 3: add softened butter and continue to knead the dough, this time for 4-5 minutes

Step 4: now cover the dough with a damp cloth and wake up in the warm place. It's cold in winter. It usually takes one hour.

Step 5: if you want to make your Christmas hat and big nose red, and you don't buy Monascus powder at home, you try to soak wolfberry in water. The result is not obvious last time. It seems that this method is not advisable. It is suggested to use Monascus powder for dyeing, and the effect is good.

Step 6: when the dough is ready, poke the hole with your hand. If it doesn't collapse, it won't shrink.

Step 7: now weigh the dough. Then divide it into the right size.

Step 8: this dough is 556 grams, divided into two equal parts, each is 276 grams, make two Santa Claus. Each 276 grams should be divided according to the proportion of 50% (138 grams), 30% (83 grams) and 20% (55 grams) for the base, beard and face respectively. The face should be divided according to the proportion of 50%, 20%, 20% and 10% for the hat ball, nose, moustache and eyebrow.

Step 9: start making. Roll the biggest ball into a drop shape and lengthen it as long as possible

Step 10: then roll the dough into a semicircle.

Step 11: start to cut the beard, and then twist each one to make it thicker.

Step 12: for the rest of the dough, put the hat ball directly on the nose, rub the beard part into a small strip and press it together. Make the eyebrows the same width as your face. Use black beans for eyes. Here, in order to make the beard thick, I cut the part of the base which is covered like the beard into long strips.

Step 13: then cover it with plastic wrap, put a basin in the oven, and put in the baking tray with the dough. Wake up for 20 minutes. Take it out and daub it with a small amount of egg.

Step 14: preheat the oven at 175 ℃ for 5 minutes. Then put in the baking tray and bake at 175 ℃ for 15-20 minutes. Just color it. I can smell the smell of bread after baking for 8-10 minutes. It has been painted for 15 minutes. If you don't like the dark color, cover it with a layer of tin foil. I like red face, so I baked it for 20 minutes.

Materials required:

High flour: 300g

Milk: 180g

Fine granulated sugar: 30g

Dry yeast: 5g

Condensed milk: 25g

Butter: 30g

Black beans: 4

Whole egg: a little

Note: the second time is not too long, 15 minutes to see if the dough is more fluffy and soft, generally it can be. If it's almost 20 minutes at most, otherwise the shape is not very clear.

Production difficulty: ordinary

Process: Baking

Production time: several hours

Taste: salty and fresh