Easter Bunny Bread

Name: Easter Bunny Bread
Ingredients: FOR THE DOUGH:; 1/4 cups Warm Water; 1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast; 1 cup Milk, Scalded And Cooled Until Warm To The Touch; 1/3 cups Sugar; 1/2 cups Butter, Room Temperature; 1 teaspoon Salt; 6-1/2 cups Sifted Flour; 2 whole Eggs; 1 whole Yolk; 1/4 cups Undiluted Orange Juice Concentrate; 1/4 cups Water; 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest; 1/2 teaspoons Ground Mace; _____; FOR THE ICING:; 2 cups Confectioners Sugar; 1 Tablespoon Melted Butter; 1/4 cups Hot Water

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Ingredients

FOR THE DOUGH:
1/4 cups Warm Water
1 Tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
1 cup Milk, Scalded And Cooled Until Warm To The Touch
1/3 cups Sugar
1/2 cups Butter, Room Temperature
1 teaspoon Salt
6-1/2 cups Sifted Flour
2 whole Eggs
1 whole Yolk
1/4 cups Undiluted Orange Juice Concentrate
1/4 cups Water
1 Tablespoon Orange Zest
1/2 teaspoons Ground Mace
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FOR THE ICING:
2 cups Confectioners Sugar
1 Tablespoon Melted Butter
1/4 cups Hot Water

Directions

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["1. Pour the warm water into a small glass bowl and stir in the yeast with a non-metallic spoon.", "2. Combine the milk, sugar, butter, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the yeast and stir.", "3. Add two cups of flour and beat until integrated.", "4. Beat in the eggs, yolk, juice concentrate, water, zest, mace, and enough additional flour to create a soft dough.", "5. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for 8-10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.", "6. Place the dough in a large, greased bowl, turning the dough over to oil its entire surface.", "7. Cover with a warm cloth, place in a warm place, and let it rise until double-approximately two hours.", "8. Punch the dough down and let it rest for 10 minutes.", "9. Prepare two baking sheets for the bunnies.", "10. Dust your working surface with flour and roll the dough into a rectangular shape 1/2-inch thick.", "11. Cut the dough into 1/2-inch strips; you will need 12 ten-inch strips and 12 5-inch strips. Save the remaining dough for shaping the bunny ears and tails.", "12. Form the bunny body by rolling a 10-inch strip \"snake-like\"" in your hands. Coil it up and place on a baking sheet.""