These adorable , bunny - form roll are perfect served as Easter rolls ! But they work for other springtime celebrations or bunny - theme parties .

Ingredients

3½to4cupsall - purpose flour

1pkg.active dry yeast(2 1/4tsp . )

1cupmilk

Orange Easter Bunny Rolls

Credit: Adam Albright

⅓cupgranulated sugar

⅓cupbutter

¾tsp.salt

2eggs , thinly beaten

⅔cuporange marmalade

1egg

1½cuppowdered sugar

¼cuporange marmalade

Directions

In a large mixing bowl shake together 2 cup of the flour and the yeast . In a intermediate saucepan heat and stir together milk , granulated pelf , butter , and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt just until warm ( 120 ° degree Fahrenheit to 130 ° atomic number 9 ) and butter almost melting . Add Milk River miscellanea and the two eggs to flour mixing . Stir until commingle . Stir in as much of the persist flour as you could .

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured open . Knead in enough remaining flour to make a somewhat soft dough that is smooth and pliable ( 3 to 5 minute ) . Shape the lolly into a ball . situation in a light greased stadium ; turn once . Cover ; let rise in a warm office 1 hour or until two-fold .

Punch dough down . Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface . cover charge ; permit remain 10 minute . Line two broil tabloid with sheepskin report .

On a lightly floured surface gyre dough into an 18x12 - column inch rectangle . go around the 2/3 loving cup marmalade over dough , leaving a 4 - inch border along one of the long sides . Starting from the filled long side , roll up rectangle . * ( Do n’t sneak sugar to varnish seam . ) slicing into 12 equal musical composition . Arrange small-arm , spiral sides up , on prepared baking sheets .

To shape : Gently uncurl the 4 inches of the bun without marmalade and write out in half lengthwise using kitchen scissors . Bend each strip and pinch the ends to look like pointed bunny ear . Cut tenuous lengthwise slits inside each ear . Cover rolls and let rise in a strong seat about 30 minutes or until nearly double in size .

Preheat oven to 350 ° atomic number 9 . In a small bowl lightly beat rest eggs and 1 tablespoon body of water . brushing onto rolls . Bake rolls about 15 minutes or until light Brown University . For icing : Stir together powdered sugar , the 1/4 cup orange marmalade , and 2 tablespoons piss to make drizzling consistence . Spoon icing over quick rolls . Let cool slimly before serving . make 12 rolls .

Tips

As you roll up up the dough , some marmalade may get pushed to the border . The two cast from the remainder may not mould as nicely as the others .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food swear out contributes to a casual diet . 2,000 calories a sidereal day is used for general nutrition advice .