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Dessert for 8

Star Christmas Bread

Sweet yeast bread filled with cinnamon butter is shaped into a star and baked until golden.

$0.27per serving $
75 minstart to table
8servings

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3 3/4 cups bread flour
  • 1/3 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 large egg yolks (optional)
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Steps

  1. Warm the milk and 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan until the butter melts, then cool slightly.
  2. Stir the yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar into the warm milk and rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Mix in the flour, remaining sugar, vanilla, salt, and egg yolks if using, then knead for 8 minutes.
  4. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
  5. Mix the 6 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, then divide the dough into two 12-inch rounds and spread the filling between them.
  6. Cut the filled rounds into 16 strips, twist the strips into a star on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes.

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