This star-shaped bread is perfect for the Holidays. It will delight young and old alike! It is proposed here with a jam or chocolate filling for more fun!
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Resting Time: 1h20
Baking Time: 30 minutes at 350°F (180°C)
Difficulty: easy
Yield: 2 small breads or 1 big
For the dough
For the filling
Add milk to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and add cubed unsalted butter to the hot milk, stirring until the butter melts completely.
Pour the hot milk mixture into a stand mixer bowl. Stir in the instant yeast and let it sit for 5 minutes to rehydrate. Add flour, sugar and salt, and knead with the dough hook for about 7 – 10 minutes. The dough should start pulling away from the side of the bowl.
Shape the dough into a ball, cover, and let rise in a warm place for 1 – 2 hours until at least double in size.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and cut into 4 equal portions. Shape into balls.
Roll one dough ball out into a circle about 9”-10” (22-25 cm) in diameter. If you want to make 2 mini-breads, for example one with chocolate and the other with jam, then make the circles 2x smaller.
Place it on a piece of parchment paper and spread 2 tablespoons of jam, nutella or apple butter over it.
Roll another dough ball out to the same size as the first one and place it on top, spread another 2 tablespoons of jam, nutella or apple butter over it.
Repeat for the 3rd and 4th dough ball. You should end up with 4 layers of dough and 3 layers of jam, nutella or apple butter.
Mark a center in the middle with the back of a cookie cutter. Cut the dough into 16 sections leaving the center in the middle untouched.
Twist two sections away from each other and press the end together to form the star point. You should end up with 8 star points.
Cover and let rise for about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Beat 1 egg with a tablespoon of milk to make the egg wash. Lightly brush egg wash over the top of the bread and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the bread from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Inspired from: The Recipe Critic
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