How to make Santa Claus Bread

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  1.Prepare ingredients.

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  2. Put all the ingredients except butter yeast into the bread machine, and put the liquid ingredients first.

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  3. Stir and let stand for 30 minutes.

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  4. Add yeast and start the bread machine and knead for 30 minutes.

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  5.The state of the dough after 30 minutes.

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  6.Add butter and continue kneading for 20 minutes to the expansion stage, and then perform basic fermentation.

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  7. After about an hour, ferment until doubled in size, take out the exhaust gas.

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  8. Divide into three 60g and one 32g dough.

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  9.Take a 60g piece of dough and roll it into an oval shape to make Santa's face.

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  10.Take a 60g piece of dough and roll it into a triangle to make a hat.

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  11. Fold the top piece downwards and roll up the bottom edge.

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  12. Put the hat on the face, divide the 32 grams of dough into one large and one small, big The smaller one is for the nose, and the smaller one is for the ball on the hat.

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  13. Roll the last piece of dough into an oval shape and fold it in half.

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  14. Use a knife to cut the lower part into strips and twist them into a spiral shape to make a beard.

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  15. Arrange the various parts and place them in the baking pan for secondary fermentation.

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  16. After it has risen for about an hour, apply a layer of egg wash on the surface.

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  17. Mix a small amount of egg liquid and red yeast powder thoroughly, and apply it on the hat and nose.

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  18. Preheat the oven to 210 degrees for five minutes, bake in the oven for 12 minutes, take it out and let it warm.

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  19. Sift powdered sugar over the hat and beard, and draw eyes with melted chocolate.

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  20. Finished product picture.