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Ingredients
- Bread dough
- Black beans
- Sausages
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1. Make the dough from your favorite bread recipe.
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2. Divide the dough into 50g portions.
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3. Make each portion into a oval shape. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
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4. Cut with a knife to make the ears of the dogs. Allow them to rest until about double in size.
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5. Make eyes and noses with black beans.
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6. Bake for about 10 mins. Slice the front to create a mouth.
Afterwards place the sausage and condiments into a mouth.
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Mayumi Johnston
Author of Japanese character bento blog, “Spice Up Your Life With a Taste of Japan” funbentobox.com. She has taught character bento classes at Whole Foods Market and Tokyo Central.
@funbentobox
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