MONSTER BREAD
| INGREDIENTS 1 cup milk plus 1 egg yolk (totaling 1 cup together) 3 cups Gold Medal™ unbleached all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons (1 packet) active dry yeast 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 2 teaspoons salt Black, green and orange food coloring | HOW TO MAKE
1.In a small, microwave-safe bowl, whisk milk and egg yolk together and microwave 30 seconds. Set aside.
2.In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, sugar and yeast.
3.Add milk mixture, butter and salt and stir to combine. Using dough hook and stand mixer or by hand on a lightly floured surface, knead dough until it comes together and is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes with stand mixer and 10 minutes by hand.
4.Divide dough into two pieces, then divide one piece equally in half and the other so that one half is twice as large.
5.Add green food coloring to the largest piece and orange and black food coloring, respectively, to the two medium-size pieces (leave the smallest piece white). Knead in food coloring either by hand or in a stand mixer (clean out bowl between colors). Place dough pieces in four separate lightly greased bowls, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
6.Punch down risen dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Take a large piece of the green dough and form the base of the bread -- approximately a 7-by-2-inch rectangle. Top rectangle with 3 thin ropes of green dough, using a dab of water on your finger to help dough adhere if needed.
7.Take about a quarter of the black dough and divide it into two thin 7-inch long ropes; place each rope along either side of green rectangle to form the bolts. Use water on your finger to help dough adhere if needed.
8.Divide white dough in half and roll out into two rectangles about 7 inches long and 4 inches wide. Take a small piece of black dough and divide into two pieces; roll each piece into a 7-inch log. Place one black log in the center of each white rectangle lengthwise; roll up white dough around black dough to form a log, or the eyes. Place eyes in between logs of green dough, using water to adhere if needed.
9.Top eyes with remaining piece of green dough shaped into a thin rectangle. Shape remaining black dough into a rectangle and place on top of green rectangle to form the hair.
10.Divide orange dough in half, then divide one half into two pieces and set other half aside. Roll out remaining pieces into 7-by-4-inch rectangles and place rectangles on either side of Frankenstein face.
11.Use remaining orange dough to roll out into a thin rectangle that will completely cover entire dough, including edges, using water to adhere if necessary.
12.Place entire dough in a lightly greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap or a tea towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
13.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. When dough is risen, uncover and bake 30 minutes or until golden brown and a thermometer inserted in the bottom center registers 190°F.
14.Remove dough from oven and loaf pan and allow to cool completely on cooling rack before slicing to reveal your creation.
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