Honey Bunnies (sweet Rolls)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast, 4 1/2 teaspoons total (or rapid rise)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup raisins (for eyes)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl combine 1 1/2 cups flour, undisolved yeast and salt.
• 2 heat evaporated milk, water, honey, and butter until very warm (120-130 f) - butter doesn't need to melt.
• 3 gradually add to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer.
• 4 add eggs and 1/2 cup flour.
• 5 beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• 6 with spoon, stir in enough additional flour to make stiff batter.
• 7 place in greased bowl and spray top with vegetable spray.
• 8 cover bowl tightly with plastic and refrigerate 2 - 24 hours.
• 9 shaping rolls:.
• 10 on lightly floured surface, divide dough in 15 pieces.
• 11 roll each to 20 inch rope.
• 12 divide each rope into:.
• 13 1 (12 inch).
• 14 1 (5 inch).
• 15 3 (1 inch).
• 16 (you just need to place coils close together and when the dough rises they will meld).
• 17 coil 12 inch stip to make a body.
• 18 coil 5 inch stip to make head.
• 19 shape remaining 3 strips into ears and tail and attach to body and head.
• 20 place bunnies on baking sheets coated with vegetable spray.
• 21 cover and let rise in warm plae until doubled in size, about 20 25 minutes.
• 22 bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until goldn brown.
• 23 remore to wire racks.
• 24 brush with honey glaze while warm.
• 25 to make glaze, melt honey and butter over low heat.
• 26 decorate with raisin for eyes.
• 27 brush again with glaze, if desired.