Rabbit Shaped Chocolate Bread

For a fun, flavorful and festive free Easter recipe, give this tasty bread machine recipe a try. Packed full of goodness, this bread recipe is sweet and delicious. Serve this bread at Easter brunch, and watch everyone's jaws drop.

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup warm skim milk
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat bread flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter substitute
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup reduced fat dark chocolate chocolate or peanut butter morsels
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon Fleischmann's Bread Machine Yeast

Instructions

1. Put everything except morsels into bread maker in the order specified by bread machine manufacturer. Processes on dough/manual cycle.
    
2. Remove dough to floured surface; if necessary, knead some extra into dough to make it easy to handle. Divide dough in half.

For the rabbit's body:

1. Chop morsels and knead into one half of the dough. Form into ball.
    
2. Place on greased large baking sheet; flatten to 5" round.

For the rabbit's head:

1. Form one third of the remaining dough into ball.
    
2. Place above body on baking sheet and flatten slightly; attach to body by pinching together.

For the rabbit's nose:

1. Pinch off a half an inch ball of dough; place on head.

For rabbit's ears and arms:

1. Divide remaining dough into four pieces; roll each to five-inch rope.
    
2. Arrange two ropes across body for arms; tucking ends under body. Shape remaining ropes into ears; arrange above head; tucking ends under head.
    
3. Cover; let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled.

To bake:

1. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes or until done, tenting with foil after 15 minutes to prevent overcooking.
    
2. Remove from pan; cool on wire rack, decorate as desired.

Notes

• The recipe might be good baked as normal (not shaped as a rabbit).
   
• For decoration, give the bunny chocolcate chip eyes and buttons.  You can draw whiskers, eyelids, tie, etc. with cake-decorating frosting.