The Rural Voice, 1978-12, Page 36S t u ni e d f or a present V, isr Old owls, all the golden brown color
of fresh-baked bread. Great as Christmas
• tree ornaments, hostess presents, child -
Make these
bread art gifts
The last minute Christmas rush is on and
you just found out you've forgotten to buy
somebody's present or you want to make
something special to add a little extra
touch to the gift.
Grace Bird, Huron County home econ-
omist shared some of the following crafts
with the Rural Voice:
Bread Art
You'll need:
3% cups flour
1/2 ouce active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon orange juice
6 tablespoons plus 2 tsp. olive oil
1 egg beaten, for glaze
1 can clear spray enamel
Knead 'A cup of the flour with all
the
yeast and '/: cup lukewarm water in bowl.
Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise
for 1 hour. To the remaining flour, add the
salt, sugar, 2 whole eggs, and orange juice.
Knead, gradually adding the remaining
water, until well blended. Combine this
mixture with the original flour mixture.
Knead the combined mixtures for 10-15
minutes, gradually kneading in the olive
oil. When the dough is smooth, place it in a
large bowl greased with margarine and
cover with a clean dish towel. Let it rise for
5-6 hours at least. Take the dough in hand,
punch down, and knead again.
The dough may now be formed into the
desired shape. (We made a heart.)
Place on a greased baking sheet in an
unheated oven and let rest for one hour,
covered with a clean dishcloth. Brush on
the beaten egg and make a few shallow
cuts with a knife or scissors, to allow bread
to expand evenly. Bake in a hot oven (400
degrees) for 25-30 minutes. Place bread on
cake rack and allow to cool. When cool
spray bread evenly with clear enamel.
With ordinary flour -and -water dough
and a little imagination, you can make
demure angels. curly -maned lions, and
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ren's gifts. Free-standing figures can
decorate a bureau or nestle among your
plants; small, flat ones can be clippedin
your hair or pinned to a favorite sweater.
Hang larger dough sculpture on a wall or
bulletin board. They're real eye-catchers!
The "Dough -Its" here are made by Jane
Sharkey, a teacher whoseone-time hobby
has become a part-time business. Here are
her easy suggestions for making your very
own works of art.
Basic Dough Recipe: Knead 4 cups all
purpose flour, 1 cup salt, and 1'/: cups
water until dough is the consistency of
modeling clay. Add a bit more water if
necessary. This amount of dough will make
about 25 small ornaments. (For a darker
color, use whole wheat flour; however,
you'll find it a little harder to work with.)
Materials You'll Need: bangles, buttons,
seashells, sequins, moveable eys (available
at notions counters), mirrors (from old
compacts or in packs of 12 at art supply
stores); toothpicks (for drawing designs);
garlic press (for making hair); felt (for
backing, holding mirrors in place); wire
ornament hangers of pretty • ribbon (for
hangin ornaments); food coloring or acrylic
paints; polyurethane paint or spray.
Shaping the Figures: For small, flat
figures. such as Chrismas tree ornaments.
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