
How To Make Star Bread From Scratch
Impress with this beautiful and tasty star bread! It’s made with layers of dough and layers of your fave filling, then twisted into a star-shaped goodness!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tspinstant or active dry yeast
- 3tbspsugar
- ¾cupwhole milk
- ¼cupunsalted butter,softened to room temperature
- 1large egg
- 2⅓cupsall purpose flour,spoon and leveled, plus more as needed
- 1tspsalt
- preferred filling,such as cinnamon sugar, Nutella, or jam
- 1large egg,beaten with 1 tbsp milk
- 2tbspconfectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Dough:
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Place the yeast and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or paddle attachment. Or, if a stand mixer is not
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Heat the milk to about 110 degrees F on the stove or in the microwave until warm to the touch. Pour warm milk on top of yeast/sugar.
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Whisk gently to combine, then loosely cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to sit for 5 to 10 minutes. The mixture will be frothy.
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Add the butter, egg, flour, and salt. Beat on low speed for 3 minutes. The dough will be soft.
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Using lightly floured hands, form it into a ball. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add 1 to 3 more tablespoons of flour.
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Place the dough in a greased bowl (nonstick spray is fine) and cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Place in a slightly warm environment* for around 60 to 90 minutes to rise until doubled in size.
To Assemble the Bread:
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and prepare the star bread filling.
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Punch down the dough to release the air. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface. Divide into 4 equal pieces and, with a floured rolling pin, roll each out into a thin 10-inch circle.
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Place the bottom circle on the prepared baking sheet. If it lost its circle shape, use hands to form the edges back into a round shape. Top with filling, then layer the remaining circles and filling on top.
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The top layer does not have filling on it, so only 3 of the 4 circles will be topped with filling. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut any scraps around the edges to have an even circle.
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Place a 3-inch round object or bowl in the center and make an indent. This is the center of the star.
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Cut strips from the edge to the center 3-inch circle. Using a pizza cutter, cut 16 even strips. Using both hands, grab two strips and twist them away from each other twice, then press the two ends together to make a point. The star bread will have 8 points.
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Cover the shaped bread with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and let it rest for 20 minutes.
To Bake the Bread:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the star bread with egg wash. This ensures a shiny golden brown bread. Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
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If the top or points browning too quickly, loosely tent the star bread with aluminum foil. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.
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Dust confectioners’ sugar on top and enjoy warm. Cover and store leftover star bread at room temperature for 1 to 2 days or in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
Recipe Notes
For a warm environment, preheat the oven to 150 degrees F, then turn the oven off after preheating. Place the covered bowl inside and shut the oven door.
Nutrition
- Calories: 244.57kcal
- Fat: 8.12g
- Saturated Fat: 4.53g
- Trans Fat: 0.24g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.21g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.65g
- Carbohydrates: 36.11g
- Fiber: 1.25g
- Sugar: 7.94g
- Protein: 6.52g
- Cholesterol: 64.04mg
- Sodium: 201.42mg
- Calcium: 40.49mg
- Potassium: 97.88mg
- Iron: 1.95mg
- Vitamin A: 79.04µg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
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