Frog Bread

I found this recipe on the internet one day and I've made the bread quite a few times. It is very good.

The Dough
6 cups unbleached flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/4-1/2 cups lukewarm water
1/4-1/2 cup water

Mix together all of the dry ingredients. Mix in the milk and enough water to make everything form a doughy ball. Turn the ball out onto a flat surface and knead for 10 minutes.
Return it into a greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for 90 minute until the dough has doubled in size.

Shaping the Frog
First, take a large chunk of the dough and form it into a ball. Squish one end of it to make it a bit oblong. This forms the body of the frog.
Next add the legs. Make a smaller ball of dough, cut it in half, and set each half behind the frog to form the rear legs. Make a small disc of dough and cut it in half, then cut some toe wedges to form the rear feet. The front feet are just tubes of dough that were slit to create toes.
The Eyes are just two small balls of dough. Push a couple raisins in them to make ‘googly eyes’.
A slit across the front makes a mouth.

All set. Cover the frog loosely with a towel and let it rise for an hour.

Baking
After an hour of rising, preheat the oven to 350º Celsius. Right before putting the frog in the oven, coat it with an egg wash. This is just a raw egg scrambled up and then brushed over the dough. This gives the finished bread a beautiful, shiny coating.
Bake on 350º for 45 minutes.

Note: Add green food coloring to the
water/milk before you mix it in with the dry ingredients and you’ll end up with a green frog!

The first picture is before the frog bread is put in the oven. The second is the finished product. Isn't it awesome?