a turtle-shaped loaf of yeasted bread. Kids adore it!
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 15 |
| Yield: | 1 loaf |
Ingredients
- 1 (.25 ounce) package instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ½ cup warm water (110 degrees F)
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 egg
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ tablespoon raisins for decorating
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
- Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Add butter and stir until melted; let cool until lukewarm.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine yeast mixture with cooled milk mixture. Add egg, 2 cups flour, and salt; beat well to combine. Add remaining 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes. Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into seven pieces: one round 2 inches in diameter, five rounds 1 inch in diameter, and the remainder in one large round.
- Place the large round on a lightly greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Shape four of the 1-inch rounds into ‘feet’ and one into a ‘tail’ for the turtle. Shape the 2-inch round into a ‘head’ for the turtle. Attach each piece by flattening the end which attaches to the body, wetting it slightly with water, and pinching it under the turtle’s ‘body.’ Press raisins into the turtle’s head for ‘eyes.’ Cover the turtle with a damp cloth and let rise for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Use a sharp knife to make crisscross cuts in the turtle’s body to make the ‘shell,’ then use scissors to cut the turtle’s mouth.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 112 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 2 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I let the dough rise about 15-20min more at the beginning and it smells amazing
This was pretty easy and fun to make. The bread is nice and soft.
Super cute, fun, and my 12 year old says it tastes better than any bread he has ever had. I didn’t have raisins but had some candy eyes … if you go this route put them in after baking, the first set melted! Also found 20 minutes was perfect time for baking at higher altitude (6000 ft). Thanks so much for this great recipe!
I made this recipe as is with the ingredients. But when I saw it was supposed to only rise for 20 minutes, I had to change things up. after forming the dough and needing, I let rise in a bowl for about an hour. This is enriched dough, which means it takes a little more time to rise the typical bread. Then I shaved into four turtles and let ride again for another 45 minutes, or until the dough doesn’t bounce back when poked. Egg wash and bake as directed and you get some beautiful turtles. This made enough for 4 bowl-sized turtles. As others mentioned, the bread is good, but could use more taste. I’d probably do .25c of sugar divided, 1tbs in the yeast mixture and the rest in the dough.
A great bread to use to make other shapes and braids. Easy to follow the directions. Thank you!
My kids love it real easy to make
This was so much fun and exciting it tasted great!
Easy to make and didn’t take as long as other bread recipes. The directions were easy to follow and it came out wonderful! It was so cute it was hard to cut into but we were very happy with how it came out too.
Cute, good portion, tasty!!
I made this VEGAN by using unsweetened almond milk, vegan butter, and a golden flax replacement for the egg. The bread was good, albeit a bit yeasty tasting, but everybody loved how it looked! The shell “cracked” I think my convection oven baked it drier. Still cute and worth doing.
i loved this recipe
This bread was really good. I was drawn in by the cute simplicity of the recipe. This would make nice dinner roles. For those who hate sticky fingers, I suggest you wet your hands a bit before handling the dough. Don’t soak them, though!
I decided not to add the raisins as eyes still tasted great. Could use a bit more flavor.
so cute and tasted great!
Delicious!!!! Not kidding that good!
No I didn’t do any changes but it was a great present to my nefiew.
I love this bread
Great recipe. Added food coloring and got a little too creative. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Bread.
This is an awesome recipe! First time making bread !
sooooo CUTE!!! I made this for my grandmother who was sad at the time and this cheered her right up!! great taste too!
I’m 17 and Ive tried a lot of recipes for bread and this by far is the best Ive ever tried all the other recipes come out with a crust almost to hard to cut and not enough salt. This recipe is brilliant.