I have seen beautiful paintings done on cakes and cookies using edible paints. But I haven't seen any painting done on breads or buns. So I decided to try it out and learnt a few things along the way. Follow the easy instructions to surprise your family with painted dinner rolls. Or you can write simple messages for others!

I was always fascinated by how the landscape just transforms with each passing season. So I chose this theme for this project.

You can choose any bread recipe but try to choose a bread recipe that doesnt brown too much. Otherwise the designs that we paint won't be visible.

Step 1: Ingredients/ Equipments

Ingredients

For the dough:

3 cups all-purpose flour/ bread flour

1 tsp. instant yeast

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

4 tbsp oil plus 1 tbsp. butter

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup milk

For Painting:

Edible Gel colors

Paint Brush

Equipment

Square pan

Measuring cups and spoons

Baking mat

Paint brush

Stand mixer (optional)

Step 2: Preparing the Bread Dough

Get your ingredients and your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and you are ready to go. You can make this dough by hand, just get ready to knead for about 10 minutes.

Step 3: Knead Dough

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine all ingredients for dough except milk plus water mixture.

On low speed, gradually add milk and water till the dough starts to leave the sides of the bowl. Increase speed to medium and knead dough for 7 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.

Step 4: First Proofing

Remove dough to a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a dry towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Step 5: Dividing the Dough and Freezing Options

Divide dough into 8 portions. Take 4 portions of 100 grams each.This was used to make 4 round buns to paint the seasons.

Step 6: Shaping Dinner Rolls

I used the rest of the dough and divided into 8 balls to make dinner rolls to write a message. I placed the balls in a 6*6 pan.

Step 7: Second Proof and Tips for Painting

Let the buns proof for the second proof about 25-30 min. When we are halfway through the second proofing we should start painting. Then we will have enough time to paint. Choose simple designs since we have to finish before the buns are overproofed.