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sun bread

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 2 c flour
  • 1 stick butter, melted
  • 2 packs yeast
  • 3 tbs milk

Instructions

  • mix the milk with the yeast for 5 minutes until foamy
  • mix eggs and sugar.
  • mix flour and melted butter, then combine with eggs and sugar
  • stir in yeast then knead for 9 minutes
  • place dough in greased bowl, cover with towel and place in the sun for one hour (it will double in size)
  • punch it down, knead for a few minutes and divide into two balls
  • flatten one ball into a face for the sun, use the other ball as decorations, eyebrows, swirls and triangles around the sun, poke eyes and mouth using a greased wooden spoon handle
  • cover with towel, place in sun again for an hour
  • bake in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, rotating once if your oven is uneven

Notes

from the book sun bread by elisa kleven