I found this recipe on the internet. The title was "Pueblo Indian Bear Paw Bread". I had never made bread before, and this sounded pretty cool. I spent 60 dollars (that I didn't have) at H.E.B for all the ingredients (such as 10 cups of flour) and supplies that the kitchen didn't have. The first time I attempted this recipe I killed the yeast. Three hours in, when the dough didn't rise, I realized I made a mistake. Penny was kind enough to explain that "warm" water didn't mean boiling water, and the yeast probably hadn't made it.
I tried again the next day, being sure to provide the yeast with adequate living conditions. All went well until I got to the forming of the "bear paws".
There was no picture on the internet, just a lengthy description of how to fold the dough into a "bear paw". My result was something more like a club foot. It was after I had dominated the dough and forced into a paw like shape that I realized I had neither pie plates nor cookie sheets to bake the bread on, as called for in the recipe. I was able to remove the plastic handles from two sauce pans which I hoped to heaven were oven proof (they were!).
The end results was mediocre. The dough had risen, and made a hollow sound when tapped, which the recipe said was good, but didn't explain why...It tasted ok, but was rather bland and disappointing after 2 tries and 5 hours of work. I think next time I'll just make cookies.
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