Easter Bunny Breads

Ingredients

• 2 pack yeast, quick rise
• ½ cup sugar
• 1½ tsp salt
• 4½ cup flour
• 6 tbsp margarine
• 2 eggs, large
• 8 kisses, milk chocolate
• 1 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. About 2 hours before serving or early in the day.
2. In bowl, combine yeast, sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour.
3. In saucepan over medium heat, heat margarine and 1 cup water until very warm (125 degrees).
4. With mixer at low speed, beat liquid into dry ingredients.
5. At medium speed, beat 2 minutes.
6. Reserve 1 egg white; beat in egg and egg yolk with 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes.
7. Stir in 2¼ cups flour.
8. Turn dough onto floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, working in about ¼ cup flour while kneading.
9. Shape dough into ball; cover and let rest 15 minutes.
10. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
11. Grease 2 cookie sheets.
12. Cut dough into eighths.
13. For 1 bunny; cut 1 piece dough in half; shape half into ball, with a kiss in center, for body.
14. Place on cookie sheet.
15. Cut other half in half; shape half into ball; brush with egg white; place next to large ball, tucking slightly under it for head.