Panda Bread failure/still tasty :-)

A good friend suggested that since I love to make both bread and things that are colourful and difficult, I should try Panda Bread.

I didn't care for the imprecision suggested in the recipe, microwaving the butter and all. I preferred to use my stalwart Kitchenaid recipe for white sandwich bread. (Which, if you've been following along, you've seen me make here: Rainbow Bread and here: Rainbow Bread Redux)

So, here we go:
I started with these quality ingredients:


I tried not to repeat the same photos as the last time, so here's the dissolved yeast after I've added the lukewarm milk mixture:


I took a series of action shots as I "slowly added the remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time" :





I then separated the dough according to the recipe and applied the food coloring in my desired color scheme (though I really wasn't sure which color should be which size).


I let the colored dough rise for about an hour, punched it down lightly, divided, and assembled it according to the panda bread recipe.



I think I got this wrong though. I think one of the pink segments should have been smaller and the other thicker. Also, the "ear" segments should have been better shaped.
But, here are my results:




Not quite a cute bear face, but tasty and brightly colored nonetheless.