Making these cute little birdies is a breeze when using Pillsbury™ refrigerated bread dough.
Bird Buns
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 can (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon poppy seed
- 6 slivered almonds
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Remove dough from can. Cut dough crosswise into 9 slices.
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Step2Place 6 dough slices on cookie sheet. Shape each into oval with a slight point at one end for the tail. Use kitchen scissors to cut the tip of the tail to give a feathered look. Cut a 1-inch slice at an angle on each side for the wings. Tuck wings up slightly onto the back. Cut remaining 3 rounds in half crosswise, and shape each into a ball for head. Place on middle of each body.
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Step3Brush dough with egg white. With toothpick, poke two holes in dough ball for eyes. Carefully place poppy seed into holes. Add almond for beak. Repeat with remaining dough rounds.
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Step4Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Nutrition
160
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
30g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 15mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 30g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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