Turtle Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. active dry yeast
1 1/4 c. warm water
1 c. warm water
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. shortening
6 to 6 1/2 c. flour
24 whole cloves
1 egg, beaten
1 Tbsp. cold water

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in 1 1/4 cups warm water.
Stir in 1 cup warm water, sugar, salt, shortening and 3 1/2 cups flour.
Beat until smooth.
Mix in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Knead about 10 minutes.
Place in greased bowl.
Let rise about 1 hour.
Divide into 12 pieces.
Cut off 1/4 of each piece. Form large piece into ball for body.
Place on greased baking pan. From small piece, form head, 4 legs and a tail and place along body.
Insert cloves for eyes.
Make crisscross cuts on back. Cover; let rise until doubled about 30 minutes.
Combine egg and cold water.
Brush over dough.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes or until done.