Cooking Instructions

• Bring all ingredients to room temperature by letting them stand on the counter about 30 minutes.
• Place yeast in bread machine according to directions in manual.
• In medium bowl, combine both flours, oats, sunflower seeds, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
• In separate bowl, combine milk, egg and butter.
• Place dry and liquid ingredients in bread machine according to manual.
• Use machine’s dough setting to mix and knead. (Bread will not bake in machine)
• Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• Turn dough out of bread machine onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead 6 to 8 times.
• To make bears, roll pieces of dough into four 2-1/2-inch balls for bodies, four 1-1/2-inch balls for heads, sixteen 1-inch balls for hands and feet and eight 3/4-inch balls for ears.
• On cookie sheets, gently place balls together to form 2 bears on each sheet.
• Use raisins to make eyes, nose, and other decorations.
• Cover; let rise in warm place 15 to 20 minutes or until nearly double in size.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Bake bear breads 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Carefully remove bears from cookie sheets to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• Store tightly wrapped up to 1 day.
• Freeze for longer storage.
• Serve with honey butter.

Cook Note:

Conventional Directions: In large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups bread flour, whole wheat flour, oats, sunflower seeds, brown sugar, yeast, cinnamon and salt. Heat milk and butter until very warm (120°F to 130°F). Add to flour mixture with egg and blend on low speed of electric mixer until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in enough additional bread flour (about 1/2 to 1 cup) until a soft dough is formed and the dough begins to clear the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto lightly flo