Easter Bunny from Yeast Dough

Ingredients

• 500 g flour (and a little extra for the work surface)
• 1 cube fresh yeast
• 80 g sugar
• 180 ml milk (1.5% fat) (lukewarm)
• 5 egg yolks
• 100 g Yogurt butter
• 2 raisins
• 1 hazelnut

Instructions

1. 1.

   Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the center.

2. 2.

   Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in the milk, pour it into the well, sprinkle some flour on the edges and cover; let rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes.

3. 3.

   Meanwhile separate 3 eggs (reserve the whites for another use).

4. 4.

   Add the butter and egg yolks to the dough and knead until smooth. Cover and let rise for another ~45 minutes.

5. 5.

   Knead the dough again, divide into five portions. Shape each portion into body, head, ears, arms, and legs; flatten slightly and assemble on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to form an Easter bunny.

6. 6.

   Separate the remaining eggs (reserve whites). Beat the yolks, brush the bunny with them. Press raisins as eyes and the hazelnut as a nose into the dough. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C (180 °C fan; gas: level 3) for 25–30 minutes.