The dough for Easter cakes kneaded more shortening. All the ingredients for the dough should be warm or at room temperature. Yeast+0.5 Cup water+1 hour. L. sugar=Opara. The yeast mixture aside until it swells. RUB on a small grater, zest one lemon. Milk+eggs+salt+sah ar+oil+lemon zest+cognac+dough+flour (gradually introduce)=to knead the dough. Need so much flour that when mixing the dough start to roll on the Cup. Put the dough in a warm place, covering it with a towel to come.

While the dough is rising, prepare the filling: cut the Plums in half and remove the bone (if it plum notching not to the end, then it will be better to keep the shape during baking)

Cottage cheese+egg+ semolina+salt+sugar+MUK and+butter=knead dough

In the middle of one of the halves of plums to sprinkle brown sugar, combine the two halves of the plum together.

Wrap a plum in dough.

It turned out five balls of dough with plums inside.

As the yeast dough came, formed our animals: each gingerbread man is wrapped in piece of dough and form a ball. (it turns out the principle of nesting dolls in the gingerbread dough from the gingerbread dough, which is plum filled with sugar).

Forming a hedgehog, gingerbread man the anchor part of the dough a little stretch - it will be nose manicure scissors make cuts around the bun (except the nose) is needles, the eyes and the tip of the nose - raisins. Forming the Bunny, make it a bit elongated, nail scissors make cuts - ears that are stackable pieces of extra dough on it, stick a bun - ponytail, eyes and nose - raisins.

The crab consists of the claws and bun-head nail scissors cut a mouth, eyes - raisins, reed - a piece of dried mango. Lubricated animals melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees until cooked (it will turn brown) (about 40 minutes). Bon appetit!