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Kids Thanksgiving recipes: Baked Cornucopia Centerpiece

Homemade bread dough
White Bread
1/2 Cup sugar
4 Cups warm water, about 110 degrees
2 Tablespoons yeast or 2 packages of yeast
1/4 Cup shortening, melted or canola oil
4 teaspoons salt
7-8 Cups flour
1.

Dissolve 1 Tablespoon of the sugar in the water. It is important to make sure the warm water is an accurate temperature. If it
is too hot, it will kill the yeast and if it is too cold, it won't rise. The temperature should be about 110 degrees. You can test
with a candy thermometer. Add the yeast to the warm water and sugar mixture. Yeast should start to froth or foam.

2.

In a bowl, add shortening, salt, remaining sugar and 7 Cups of flour. Stir together. Add yeast mixture and mix together to
make a soft dough. Add enough flour to the dough in order to create a ball. Take the ball out of the bowl and place on a clean
and floured cupboard. Knead with your hands.

3.

In a large clean bowl add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the bottom and swirl around to coat the bottom and sides of the bowl. Place
bread ball in oiled bowl. Cover with a towel and leave in a warm spot in the kitchen. Let sit for 30 minutes.

or frozen bread dough (if you prefer not to make the dough from scratch)
1 egg white
Aluminum foil, pizza pan or heavy duty foil

1.

Roll foil pan or large sheet of heavy foil into a cone shape. Twist the end to form a horn shape. Spray foil with cooking spray
and place on cookie sheet. Roll bread dough out into large rectangle. Cut into 10 strips about 1 ½ inch wide. Start at end of
cone shape and wrap bread strips around and pinch ends together.

2.

Overlap strips so no foil is showing. Continue laying down strips and wrap around pinching ends together until completely
filled. You can add a braided edge with remaining pieces of dough. With pastry brush, brush egg white all over bread. Let rise
for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes longer. Allow to cool and remove
foil. Use as a decoration with autumn fruits and vegetables of choice.

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