Nutella Star Bread

Name: Nutella Star Bread
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 1/3 - 2 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 stick butter; 1 egg; 1 packet of instant yeast; 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 3/4 cup almond milk; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup Nutella

by Andrea Lo

8 portions

3 hr 30 min

I’ve made this star bread so many times and it’s literally THE STAR of every dinner party. It looks stunning, but just a warning— it will disappear before you know it because everyone loves it so much. I always tell people it just tastes like a Nutella cinnamon roll! You can also change up the filling if you don't like Nutella; you can switch it up with cookie butter, cinnamon sugar + softened butter, apple butter or pumpkin butter in the fall, chai spice in the winter, or even turn it savory by using pesto! You will absolutely not regret making this star bread, and I guarantee it will be a staple in your household!

Nutella Star Bread

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Recipe details

Yield 8 portions
Time spent: Prep time: 3 Hours Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 3 hr 30 min

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Instructions

For the dough

Add sugar and yeast packet to stand mixer bowl.
Pour in the warmed 3/4 cup of almond milk.
Let sit for 5 min.
Add in the flour, salt, softened butter, and egg.
Mix on low for 3 min to form a sticky dough.
Using floured hands, make a ball with the sticky dough and place it in a greased bowl and leave it covered for 60-90 min.
After the dough has doubled in size, split into 4 equal pieces and roll each piece into a thin circle.
Spread softened Nutella to 3 of the 4 circles. Layer them on top of one another and use a pizza cutter to create an even circle.
Cut 16 equal strips from the center.
Twist two strips out and attach together. Continue this step for all 16 strips.
Cover the bread again and let it rise for 20 min as you preheat the oven to 350F.
Lightly brush the dough with egg wash and place in the oven for 25-30 min, or until golden brown.
Let it cool and dust with powdered sugar.

Comments

Pam on Dec 28, 2020

You’ve left Nutella out of the ingredients. Would like to know about how much is necessary for the spread. And it would be great to have a video showing just how to cut and twist the dough for the star shape, as I’m not a natural at this.

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- Daisy@TX on Dec 28, 2020
  
  It's in #8 to spread on three of the layers??
  
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- SnowKnitty on Dec 29, 2020
  
  About 3/4 cup of Nutella will do. Too much and it'll ooze all over.
  
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- SnowKnitty on Dec 29, 2020
  
  When you get to step 9, put an inverted fruit juice glass or small bowl in the center. That will give you a guide for where to start your cuts. Then cut "rays" from the glass/bowl to the edge. (It should be shaped a bit like the sun.)
  When you twist the dough, pick up 2 adjacent rays and twist them in opposite directions from one another. Then repeat all the way around. Be careful not to twist to much bc you can tear the dough.
  It's really not that hard except for flipping the circles on top of one another nearly. If you take it one step at a time, it'll probably makes more sense than looking at the instructions with no dough in front of you!
  
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- Marissa on Dec 27, 2023
  
  Found this recipe with a video to show how to shape the dough. https://www.foodtalkdaily.com/recipes/pastries/cinammon-rolls/christmas-special-chocolate-star-bread-vegan-44320222
  
  Christmas Special : Chocolate Star Bread ( Vegan!)
  
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Daisy@TX on Dec 29, 2020

Once you twist the strips what is next step?
I really would like to try this!

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