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Make a Dolls House Scale Miniature Panettone - Italian Fruit Bread From Polyclay

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Add a Deep Brown Color to the Miniature Panettone Crust
A thin layer of deep brown pastel  is used to finish the crust of a dolls house scale panettone.

An eye shadow applicator is used to add a thin layer of deep brown pastel to finish the crust of a dolls house scale panettone made from polymer clay.

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The final coloring for your dollhouse scale panettone is added with a layer of dark brown pastel or chalk. I used PanPastel Burnt Sienna Shade which gives a rich deep brown crust color. Make sure you use a sponge applicator or make up applicator to get the pastel down into the cracks on the surface of the panettone. In some areas, blend the dark color into the lighter orange color you applied previously. Think of how the loaf would be exposed to heat in an oven and color it accordingly. A tiny amount of the color also seeps into the loaf beneath the crust.

If you are going to cover your panettone with a baking collar, you may need to tint your brown paper collar with a bit of dark pastel as well.

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