Yeast bread with an artistic touch and a splash of mermaid at the Great Allentown Fair!Yeast bread is fun to make, and this effort was inspired by the local 'Allentown Fair', complete with a variety of cooking competitions. Fleischmann's Yeast sponsored one such event and I decided to do a mermaid bread sculpture. The theme of the contest was "breast cancer awareness" and I thought a mermaid would do well.
Fleischmann's Yeast baking contest Recipe 1 pack Fleischmann's yeast * 1 cup warm water * 1 Tablespoon sugar * 1/4 cup canola oil * 1 teaspoon salt * 3 cups unbleached flour (more flour as needed for Kneading) * sesame and pumpkin seeds (few pieces) * 1 egg for wash Pour water into large bowl and sprinkle yeast on top, wait 5 minutes. Add Oil and salt and mix, then add half the flour and stir together. Add remaining flour and mix until dough leaves sides of bowl, then place on a floured counter. Knead for 5 minutes then place in an oiled bowl for an hour or until it doubles in size. Punch the dough down wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnite. In the morning, remove from fridge and let dough come up to room temp. Knead again and roll out to rectangle shape. Cut dough pieces for body, chest, arms, fins hair and head. Assemble pieces, cut scales with scissors and form body detail. Brush with egg wash and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Well, I took my mermaid loaf to the Fair and was a bit dissappointed when it didn't win a ribbon, hey I was competing against sticky buns with pink frosting...Oh well, I'll just have to get a frappachino at the new Starbucks and look forward to Monday. That's when my chocolate chip fudge brownies are going up for the Ghiradelli Chocolate prize money!
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