Christmas Snowman Bread For Dip Recipes

CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN BREAD FOR DIP

Steps:

• Combine both loaves of thawed bread.
• PreHeat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a cookie sheet.
• To make body, you will make 4 round balls from the dough. Make each ball a little bigger. (Just like a snowman.)
• You will take the smallest ball and form a hat. The hat will be a ball and a small round cylindar for the brim. Place on greased baking sheet. (see picture).
• For body, flatten balls and place on the greased baking sheet.
• Brush dough with egg.
• Cover and let rise for about 30-35 minutes or til doubled.
• Bake at 350º for 25-30 minutes til golden brown.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Cut an oval in in the lower ball of the snowman.
• Hollow out bread leaving a shell.
• Cut bread into cubes for dipping.
• Let cool Completely.
• Use icing to draw eyes, nose, mouth and buttons on body. The bread has to be cooled completely or the icing will melt.
• Fill hole in belly with with dip.
• Surround entire bunny with bread cubes, fresh veggies and crackers for dipping.

BREAD MACHINE FROSTY SNOWMAN

Steps:

• Measure carefully, placing water, butter, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and yeast in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use Delay cycle. Remove dough from pan, using lightly floured hands.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet. Divide dough into 2 parts, with 1 part slightly smaller than the other. Shape smaller part of dough into 4-inch ball; place on cookie sheet. Shape remaining dough into 6-inch ball; place next to 4-inch ball with sides touching. Cover and let rise in warm place 15 minutes.
• Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until bread is golden and sounds hollow when tapped. Cool 10 minutes. Carefully remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Place baked bread on serving platter. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Spoon glaze over bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Attach pretzel rods for arms and cookies for earmuffs. Decorate with candies. Cut fruit snack; add for scarf. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles.