Learn how to make this cute Santa bread with easy step-by-step instructions. He's sure to make your Christmas merry!
How to Make Santa Bread
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Golden Santa Bread
Total Time
55 min
Servings
1 loaf (18 servings)
From the Recipe Creator:
A friend of mine shared this fun idea. She made it with purchased frozen dough, and I use a family bread recipe. The finished loaf looks complicated. but it's actually simple to create. —Vicki Melies, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 175 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 230mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
Step 1
On a lightly floured surface, shape the larger portion of bread dough into an elongated triangle with rounded corners for Santa’s head and hat.
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Step 2
Shape and flatten half of the smaller portion of dough into a beard. Using a scissors or pizza cutter, cut the beard into strips to within 1 in. of the top of the beard.
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Step 3
Carefully pick up the cut beard piece with both hands and position the beard on the bottom of Santa’s face.
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Step 4
If desired, twist the cut strips in the beard and slightly curl up the ends of the strips to shape the beard.
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Step 5
Add red food coloring to one beaten egg yolk and carefully brush the tinted red yolk over the hat, nose and cheeks. Brush plain yolk over remaining dough.
Bake according to the recipe’s directions and enjoy!
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