Bake-a-thon 2015: Day 9 Bake of the Day: Nutella Star Bread
Star bread has been on my to-make list ever since I saw this beautiful loaf on Nalini’s blog. Finally I got to make it for Bake-a-thon. Instead of Nalini’s savory bread, I made a Nutella filling star bread and the whole family absolutely loved i
I followed the recipe from King Arthur flour. The filling for this bread can be anything from cinnamon sugar to Nutella to even garlic and cheese. Since Nutella is one of my kids favorite I wanted to try it with that, but I’m definitely going to make the savory version sometime soon.
The dough for this bread is a dream to work with. It’s so soft and pliable, it almost feels like play-doh. The shape looks complicated but it’s really not that complicated. I got a little messy layering and shaping since Nutella started to stick everywhere. But once bakes, it looked stunning. It tasted equally good and we ate it up in a day :
½cupWholewheat Pastry Flour(or use 2cups all purpose flour)
2tspsYeastInstant
2tbspsSugar
1tspSalt
¼cupMilkDry
¼cupPotato flour
¾ + 2 ~ 4cupWatertbspLukewarm
¼cupUnsalted Butter, softened
½cupNutellaor more
2tbspsAlmond Milk
Servings: star
Instructions
Make the Dough: Combine flour(s), yeast, sugar,salt, dry milk, potato flour, butter and lukewarm water in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix and knead to make a soft, smooth dough.
Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover and let it rise for 60 minutes, until it's nearly doubled in volume.
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball. Cover them and let them rise for 15 minutes.
On a lightly greased or floured surface, roll 1 piece of dough into 10" circle. Place the circle on a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread nutella evenly on the surface, leaving 1/4" of bare dough around the perimeter. Roll out a second dough circle the same size as the first and place it on top of the first, Nutella covered circle. Repeat the layering process - Nutella, dough circle -- leave the top circle bare.
Place a 2½"~3" round cutter or a bowl or a glass in the center of the dough circle as a guide. With a sharp knife, cut the circle into 16 equal strips, from the cutter to the edge, through all the layers. Using 2 hands, pick up two adjacent strips and twist them away from each other twice so that the top side is facing up again. Repeat with the remaining strips of dough so that there are eight pairs of strips. Pinch the pairs of strips together to create a star-like shape with eight points.
Cover the star and let it rise until it becomes noticeably puffy, about 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven for 400°F.
Brush the star with almond milk and bake for 12~15 minutes, until it's nicely golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
Wow the bread looks a stunner Pavani and yes its been on my to do list as well…hoping to bake it soon..btw by dry milk you mean milk powder?..and potato flour can be replaced with mashed potatoes?..thanks
Thank you Valli. Yes, dry milk is milk powder and potato flour can be replaced with mashed potatoes or just leave it out and add more flour. Hope you try this, I’m sure your kids will love it.
Nutella star bread looks fantastic.Love the setup ,the props and everything.
Omg! What a beautiful looking bread… It looks delicious.
Just love this bread, my kid’s favourite as well.. You baked them so prefect Pavani.
Beautiful looking bread,kids would love it for sure..
This one looks stunning! And with Nutella is just the icing on the cake
wow – this looks gorgeous – I am always intimidated by these intricate designs
wow – this looks gorgeous – I am always intimidated by these intricate designs
This bread is on my to bake list since last April. Hopefully will bake it this year.
Wow the bread looks a stunner Pavani and yes its been on my to do list as well…hoping to bake it soon..btw by dry milk you mean milk powder?..and potato flour can be replaced with mashed potatoes?..thanks
Thank you Valli. Yes, dry milk is milk powder and potato flour can be replaced with mashed potatoes or just leave it out and add more flour. Hope you try this, I’m sure your kids will love it.
Thanks will surely try it soon..:)