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Dec 04
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The Perfect Christmas Star Bread

  • December 4, 2021
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Star Bread is a visually stunning, decadent tasting sweet bread, that will be the talk of the table. Whether it’s for the holidays or a special occasion this eye-pleasing, mouth-watering bread is the way to go.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 ounces unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoon instant yeast
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • Extra flour for rolling

Filling

  • 6 tablespoons of apple butter
  • Egg wash
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan add the milk and over medium heat bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Turn the heat off and add the cubed unsalted butter. Stir until the butter melts completely. Pour the hot milk mixture into a stand mixer bowl and set aside to cool to below 110 degrees F.
  2. When the milk the mixture is cool enough then add the yeast and stir. Let it sit for 5 min to bloom.
  3. In a medium bowl, add the flour, sugar, salt, and mix to blend. Then, transfer the flour mixture to the stand mixer bowl with the warm yeast and mix gently.
  4. Using a dough hook on speed 2 knead for about 7-10 min. The dough should start pulling away from the side of the bowl.
  5. Oil a glass bowl and your hands. Scrape the dough out of the mixing bowl and then shape it into a ball in your hands and place it in the oiled bowl. Over, and let rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours until at least doubled in size.
  6. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and cut into 4 equal portions. Shape into balls.
  7. Roll on dough ball out into a circle about 9″-10″ in diameter. Place it on a piece of parchment paper and spread 2 tablespoons of apple butter over it.
  8. Roll another dough ball out to the same size as the first one and place it on top, spread another 2 Tablespoons of apple butter over the top. Repeat for the 3rd and 4th dough ball. You should end up with 4 layers of dough and 3 layers of apple butter.
  9. With the back of a round cookie cutter or a cup, mark a 3″ circle in the middle. Cut the dough into 16 sections leaving the 3″ circle in the middle untouched.
  10. Take two sections away from each other and press the end together to form the star point. You should end up with 8 star points. Then, cover it and let rise for 20 minutes.
  11. Beat the egg with a tablespoon of milk and brush it lightly over the star bread. Bake for 30 min until golden brown. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Serves 12

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