Sometimes my children ask to make things which I never think about . This shouldn’t surprise me as they love to craft and bake and it’s always fun to try something new. The other day my daughter asked to make bread which scared me a little as I normally stick to cakes and biscuits. She had found a recipe in her Paddington Annual which she kept asking to make. Thankfully my husband offered to help her as he is the baker of the family.
Baking bear buns
To make 12 bear buns we needed strong white bread flour, yeast, salt, sugar, milk, 2 eggs and butter. She doesn’t normally like getting her hands dirty but she was happy to get stuck into making the dough. We placed it in a covered bowl in the airing cupboard and let it prove for a couple of hours.
She was so excited to find out it had risen to almost double the size! We divided the mixture into 12 and rolled them into balls, keeping a little of the mixture back to make the ears and noses.
This is what one of them looked like! A little more piggy than bear but my 4 year old didn’t care, she was having so much fun.
We let them stand on the tray for 20 minutes before brushing them with an egg, then baked them in the oven for 10 minutes. They turned a lovely golden colour and looked a little more bear-like.
They were absolutely delicious, I had forgotten how tasty proper fresh bread can be and they went really well with homemade soup. Everyone enjoyed them so much we’ll be making them again soon – thanks Little Sis for encouraging us to try something new together.
These look amazing and something I’m sure my nephews would love to do – thanks for sharing x
They look cute! A great way to get children interested in cooking too, skills that can be overlooked in school these days.