Honey Bunny Dinner Buns

 I love making homemade bread, especially for the holidays. Nothing beats having a hot, fresh dinner roll right out of the oven and onto your plate. When I cam across this recipe I just had to make them. There so adorable I almost didn't want to eat them. The honey glaze added a nice sweetness and shine, while the bread was dense and moist. The perfect side for your easter meal.

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tbsp warm water (about 100F)
1/3 cup oil
2 Tbsp instant yeast
1/4 Cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1/3 cup of honey, warmed

In your stand mixer, combine the water, oil, yeast and sugar and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.

Using your dough hook, mix in the salt, egg and flour and knead the dough for six minutes on medium to high speed.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Form dough into 20 - 24 balls and place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.

Shape each ball into an oval shape, with one end (where face will be) thinner than the other end. Allow to rest for 15 minutes, until dough has risen at least 1 1/2 times original size.

Take sharp kitchen scissors, and cut ears from the more narrow/thinner end. Make sure you make the ears very deep cuts, almost to the bottom of the dough, otherwise the ears will lose their shape during baking. Poke holes for eyes, make sure its deep enough so it doesn't loose its shape.

Bake for about 13 minutes turn golden brown.

While buns are cooling, brush tops with warm honey.