Santa Bread
Ingredients
Directions
- Divide dough into 1 1/3 piece and 1 2/3 piece. Keep smaller piece covered with a kitchen towel while working with the larger piece.
- Form larger piece into a cone.
- With smaller piece, form two balls for the pom-pom and nose, two rounds for the eyes, one rectangle for the hat brim, one half round for the beard, and one half round for the mustache.
- Stretch small end of cone, and curve it to one side to form cap.
- Transfer to baking sheet.
- Fit the rectangle onto base of cap for the brim. Take one ball, and attach to end of cap for the pom-pom. Place the second ball on face to make a nose.
- Using a knife, cut vertical slits in larger half round, to make beard. Attach to lower half of face.
- Cut horizontal slits in smaller half round. Gather in center, and press into face forming mustache and mouth.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel, and let rise for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Brush face and beard with egg yolk. Add food coloring to egg yolk, and brush hood and tip of nose.
- Bake at 350 F until it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, about 1 hour. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Brush brim of hood and pom-pom with apple jelly.