Turtle Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 to 3 c. flour
1 pkg. dry yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water
1/3 c. milk
1 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1 egg
2 raisins

Preparation

Mix 1 1/2 cups of flour, the yeast, sugar and salt in large bowl.
Heat water, milk and margarine to 120\u00b0 to 130\u00b0; stir in yeast mixture.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.
Sprinkle surface lightly with flour.
Knead on surface until smooth.
Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
Grease cookie sheet. Shape 2 inch piece of dough into a ball for head, then make 5 walnut size pieces (4 for feet and 1 for tail).
Make a ball for the body with remaining dough.
Place body on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly.
Attach head, feet and tail, placing 1 end of each under the body.
If desired, press raisins into head for eyes. Cover and let rise 20 minutes.
Heat the oven to 400\u00b0.
Make crisscross cuts in the body, 1/4 inch deep to look like a turtle shell.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 1 turtle bread.