Christmas Star Bread Recipe | Pull Apart Bread Recipe

Christmas Star Bread Recipe

 Ingredients :

  for the dough

• all purpose flour/maida - 2 cups (290g)
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• warm milk - 1/2 cup ( 120 ml)
• sugar - 3 tbs
• active dry yeast - 1/2 tsp
• egg - 1
• melted butter - 3 tbs (45 g)

  for filling

• sugar - 4 tbs
• cinnamon powder - 1 tsp
• melted butter for brush on top

  Method

   step 1 : prepare dough

• take 1/2 cup warm milk (110 degree F ) in a bowl
• add in 1 tbs sugar and yeast and mix well
• keep this aside until frothy
• in a mixing bowl add the yeast dissolved milk, 2 tbs sugar, egg and butter
• mix well
• add in flour and salt
• make a dough and knead this for 5 minutes

  step 2 : first proofing

• then transfer this into a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top
• cover it and keep in a warm place until double in size, for me it took 2 hours
• then punch the air out

  step 3 : shaping

• cut the dough into 4 equal parts
• shape them into balls
• cover and let them rest for 10 minutes
• meanwhile prepare cinnamon - sugar by mixing both of them together
• then roll each ball into 8 inch circle
• transfer the disc onto a parchment paper
• apply melted butter all over followed by spreading 1/3 cinnamon- sugar mix
• roll the second ball and place this on top of first circle
• repeat the layering process
• do the same with the third circle
• then roll the fourth ball and keep it bare
• place a 2 inch cutter at the centre and mark a circle
• then using a sharp knife, cut 16 equal strips
• grasp two adjacent strips and twist them two times outward
• pinch the edges
• repeat the same with remaining strips
• now you have a star with 8 points
• transfer this onto a baking tray

  step 4 :second proofing

• cover the shaped dough and keep in a warm place until puff up
• it may take around 40 - 45 minutes
• then give egg wash

  step 5 : baking 

• bake in a preheated oven at 170 degree Celsius for 25 - 28 minutes
• once it is done remove from oven
• sprinkle some powdered sugar on top
• serve this delicious sweet bread warm