Niffler Bread | Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs + 1 egg

• Condiments

  • 120 ml Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 5 cups Plain flour
  • 1/2 tbsp Salt
  • 1 packages Yeast, dry

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

• Liquids

  • 1 1/4 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 packages dry yeast
• 1¼ cup warm water
• 120ml honey
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 eggs + 1 egg for glaze
• ½ tablespoon salt
• 5-6 cups plain flour

Directions

• In your mixer bowl, pour in the warm water and sprinkle on the yeast.
• Mix in the honey, oil, eggs and salt.
• With the mixer going, add the flour, bit by bit.
• When the dough thickens, switch to the dough hook.
• Turn out onto a floured board and finish the kneading by hand for 1-2 minutes, so the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Place back in bowl and cover with a clean damp cotton tea towel.
• Leave until the dough has doubled in size, typically, 1 to 1½ hours.
• Once risen, punch down the dough. Separate the dough into 4-6 equal sized balls.
• Shape into an oval, and tear off a portion to use for the head.
• Shape the body, into an egg shape, and cut 3 lines. Two for the arms, one to create legs (see image).
• Shape into arms and legs, curling the legs up, and arms inwards.
• Make four cuts in each hand and legs to make the five claws.
• Use a wooden skewer to better shape the hands and feet to have a sharper claw look. Alternatively, the feet can be made separately.
• Sit the body shape up, curving it into place, and use bottles to keep him propped up.
• To shape the head then stretch out some of the dough to form the bill, curving the end upwards.
• Press the head onto the body, pressing the dough together.
• Using a wooden skewer, poke in two eyes.
• Place onto a baking paper lined baking tray.
• Butter the outside of some small baking containers (small ramekins, etc) and use them to prop up the niffler.
• Beat the last egg in a small bowl, and brush all over the niffler.
• Preheat oven to 190 degrees C, place in and bake for ~30 minutes, until golden brown. If you feel hes browning too much, cover with aluminium foil.