How to Make Bird Shaped Bread Rolls

See how to make bird-shaped bread rolls - these warm and tasty bread rolls are an easy winter tradition you'll love!

In our home, this fun activity helps us chase away the winter blues while welcoming spring with open arms. These cute bread rolls are easy to make and can quickly become a delightful tradition for any family.

Hoping to take away some of the winter chill, we tried baking bird-shaped bread. Do you already know bird rolls made from bread dough? Not yet? Follow along!

Bird-shaped bread is often made on Easter, too.

How To Make Bird-Shaped Bread Rolls

If you'd like to make these as I did, all you need is a simple bread dough recipe and a bit of milk. I shared our home-made bread recipe here a while back. Kids will absolutely love helping with this—it’s a fun activity to do together!

What Flour to Use for Bird Shaped Bread Rolls?

For the flour, I used a mix of white wheat flour and whole grain spelt flour. Just add the usual ingredients—salt, yeast, water, and a little milk. Nothing fancy! After mixing, let the dough rest for a bit before shaping.

How to Form Bird Bread Rolls?

Then, to make a bread bird roll, pinch off a small handful of bread dough. Roll the piece into a, say 10 inch stick and tie it so you get a knot. Repeat as many times as needed and soon there will be a whole bird flock on the baking tray.

I made several cuts into each bird's 'tail', to make it look like a tail. And inserted 'eyes' - I used sunflower seeds, but you see, this was not very successful as they are hardly visible in the photos. You might want to use raisins, or pumpkin seeds.

Tasty? Obviously they were. I didn't even manage to take a photo of the whole bird flock, they disappeared too quickly. I guess this was a sign we need to make them again. Soon. If you liked this, you might want to check out our home-made bread post, here:

Or, if you're looking for a bread basket that can be closed, here's an easy pattern for a round basket with a drawstring closure you can use for any storage purpose - and it comes in 3 sizes!