Bear Bread

Evelyn spotted a recipe for Bear Bread in her February Highlights High Five magazine a few weeks ago. She thought this would be the perfect thing to make when Grandma Linda visited . . . and that's just what they did this afternoon.

There really isn't a recipe, per se, for bear bread. First, you thaw out a loaf of frozen bread dough. Then you separate the dough into different-sized balls to make the bears' bodies, arms, legs, heads, noses and ears. After letting the dough rise for about an hour, Evelyn and Grandma pushed some chocolate chips into the dough for eyes and belly buttons. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes and voila! Bear bread! It was definitely a winner for Evelyn - easy and fun to make, plus it was very tasty with tonight's chili.