A soft and fluffy star or snowflake pull apart christmas bread with a cheese and herbs rolls center!
An amazing snack for theholiday celebrations! A pull apart star bread with a cheesy filling just melts in mouth! The perfect holiday treat for breakfast, brunch or snack!
Called a snowflake, star bread or flower bread, whatever may be — it’s incredible delicious ! And so rewarding when it comes out of the oven. There’s nothing like the smell of fresh bread!
Making the pull apart is much simpler than it looks and the results are super impressive. The hardest part is sharing! It’s so delicious I just wanted to just eat it all myself.
A simple, soft dough with herbs and cheesy goodness. You can also swap out the stuffing for other savory or sweet fillings.
Herbs and CHEESE Star bread recipe
ingredients
1 cup warm milk
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp yeast
1 tbsp olive oil / butter
1.5 tsp salt
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
2.5 cup All Purpose flour
For the filling:
4 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 egg beaten
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Add all of the dough ingredients to a large bowl or a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mix to incorporate and then knead until you have a soft, smooth dough.
- Lightly grease a large bowl and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp tea towel and let rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until the dough is almost doubled in size.
- When the dough is ready, divide it into four equal pieces.
- Roll each piece of dough out into a 10″ round.
- Place the first circle of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the surface lightly with the beaten egg, leaving 1″ space without egg around the edge.
- In a medium bowl, mix the dried herbs, salt, and garlic powder with the softened butter to form a well-mixed paste.
- Spread 1/3 of the herbed butter in a thin layer over the egg. Sprinkle 1/3 of the grated cheese over the filling.
- Place the second circle of dough on top of the filling. Repeat with the butter and cheese, top with the next circle of dough, repeat with the filling, then top with the final circle of dough.
- Trim the edges of the circles if they aren’t even. Place a 2″ wide drinking glass, biscuit cutter, or other circular object in the center of the top circle of dough.
- Using a very sharp knife, cut through the dough from the outer edge to the edge of the circular object in the center. Cut sixteen equal slices.
- Take two slices of dough and twist them away from each other twice. Repeat around the entire circle. Take each pair of twisted slices and press the ends together firmly to seal the dough.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 15 minutes, while you preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Brush the top of the loaf with beaten egg and bake it for 20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.
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