Creative Bread Roses

Directions

1. 1/ You need 8 slices of white bread, trim off the crust. Roll it as flat as possible with a rolling pin.
2. 2/ Cut the bread into 2 pieces and roll it flat again with rolling pin.
3. 3/ Cut bread into the shape of a petals with a pair of scissor. One rose require 1/2 slice of bread and six pieces of petals. One slice of bread can cut 4 pieces of petals.
4. 4/ After cut out the petal roll flat again with rolling pin.
5. 5/ Overlap about 1/4 inch from base of petal and roll flat with rolling pin. Not roll all the way up to heaven, just half way will do. This step is optional, you can still make the roses without doing the 1/4 inch overlap.
6. 6/ Take the 1/2 slice of bread and roll into a cylinder shape. Press the base of the bread to hold the shape.
7. 7/ Take 1 petal and wrap half of the cylinder and squeeze tight at the base.
8. 8/ Take the second piece of petal and put on the opposite direction and squeeze at the base.
9. 9/ Attached the third piece of petal in between the number one and two petals.
10. 10/ Attached the forth piece of petal on the opposite direction of the third petal. Make sure to squeeze the base so secure the petals.
11. 11/ Attached the fifth petal in between the third and forth petals, the sixth petal will be on the opposite direction. Squeeze hard to secure the petals. This rose is not using the overlapping petal method.
12. 12/ If you do the overlapping petal ( refer to step 5) this is how it look like when completed.
13. 14/ Secure the base with cotton thread.
14. 15/ Cut some leaves from the left over bread, make the vein of the leaves using a plastic knife but do not cut thru. All cutting are using free hand, I did not use template or cutter for the petals and leaves. That's why you can see my petals and leaves are all uneven sizes.
15. 16/ Line the leaves and roses in a baking tray 1 inch apart, bake in pre heat oven at 150 deg c.
16. A) Bake the leaves for 3 to 4 mins. Mine was over baked due to some distraction...... LOL
17. B) Bake the roses for 8 to 10 mins until slightly brown at the edge of the petals.