The Easter idea for kids is bread bunnies, to involve and entertain them during the party preparations. Children love to get their hands into the dough and play with water and flour, so with these bread bunnies they’ll have lots of fun and at the same time make soft rolls that adults will also enjoy. Another soft roll for kids is the soft and flavorful rolled oil rolls.
The quantities in this recipe are to make 4 bread bunnies, double or triple them to make more. But if you want to surprise the adults as well with a special centerpiece, I suggest you have fun making the bread wreath too — the recipe is the same, I just used butter instead of oil.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Rest time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 cups type 0 flour (all-purpose)
- 2/3 cup water (lukewarm)
- 1 2/3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cake fresh baker's yeast (1/2 cake (about 12.5 g) — about 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
Preparation
1 – Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. In the meantime place the flour in a bowl and add the salt, then add the water with the dissolved yeast and finally the oil.
2 – Knead and form a smooth, homogeneous ball of dough. Let it rise in the bowl, covered with plastic wrap, until doubled in size. It will take about 1 hour and a half, depending on the ambient temperature.
3 – When the dough has risen, divide it into 4 equal parts. Each part will be used to make 1 bunny.
4 – The bunny’s body is made from a spiral-wrapped cylinder of dough, while the head is made from a triangle of dough cut at the center of the base. Finally, the pom-pom tail is a small dough ball. Use a clove for the bunny’s eye.
5 – Preheat the oven and bake the bunnies at 356°F for about 30 minutes, until fully cooked.
6 – Playing with the children you’ll have made tasty rolls, crunchy on the outside and soft inside. It will be a joyful moment for young and old alike.
