Easy Star Bread Recipe
This homemade cinnamon star bread is literally the star of the show! It’s a beautiful treat with mesmerizing swirls that looks intimidating but is surprisingly easy to make. Full of warm and buttery cinnamon-sugar filling, this soft and fluffy pull-apart bread is irresistible. Also known as snowflake bread, as it looks like a beautiful snowflake after you’ve dusted the tops of the bread with confectioners’ sugar, this is the perfect festive treat for the winter holidays!
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I made this and added in thin apple slices ontop of the cinnamon sugar, absolutely incredible
Could you make this savory with layers if pesto and ricotta perhaps?
Is it okay to double the ingredients?
Would Nutella be a good choice for a filling? I was thinking of alternating layers of Nutella, then raspberry jam, then Nutella, and raspberry jam.
I’ve done it second time and it’s a favourite one! Thank you so much!
The recipe works really well, but the is tastes kind of blend. I will try again I the future with a more potent filling
That looks so delicious, have to make it!
I’m a retired elementary teacher, and I didn’t start teaching until I was 47. I student taught in a third grade class. I taught the unit on fractions and took a pan of brownies in and tasked the class with dividing it so everyone in the class got a “ fair share”. There were an odd number of students in the class, so they really had to brainstorm how to make it work. They decided to cut it into more pieces than the number of students and take what was left to the secretary, principal, and janitor. It was a very small school, and it was amazing! I was always very hands on and practical in application. I taught fifth grade and there were only two classrooms. I taught all of the science and always showed them how to apply it to cooking. One of my former students is now a chef!! Now that I’m retired and have a huge new kitchen, I’m cooking and baking a lot! I used to decorate cakes, but I’m not now. Too busy playing pickleball, crafting, sewing, and playing in my kitchen!
Made this but with chai spice as the filling. I used 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom, all spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger blended together. Then added that spice blend to 5 tablespoons of sugar. Turned out AMAZING!
Love, Love, Love this recipe!! I've made it several times now. You mentioned using cocoa and sugar combo in place of the cinnamon sugar combo along with orange zest. I want to make that for my quilting group. How much zest do you think? The zest of one orange? Also when I made the star bread I "painted" on a light powered glaze….so very good. Importantly would you still use the butter on each layer before you put the cocoa, sugar filling??
Hi John, thank you for sharing this recipe. I am planning to make this and bring it to a party on Saturday. Can I use bread flour instead of the APF? It just so happen that I have the bread flour on hand too. Thank you
Love the video. I tried the recipe today and mine turned out to be 8 inches across and looks good. My dough was not as playable and stretchy. What do you suggest more liquid?
Is it possible to make ahead and freeze? Then bring back to room temp and warm up.
Thank you John! My bread came out perfect and sooo delicious!!! You’re a 🌟!
Can the second (final) rise of 25-30 minutes be done in the 'fridge overnight and baked off in the morning (after allowing the dough to come to room temperature)?
Made your recipe for Star bread today and it is delicious. Basically a very easy and impressive recipe that is a mouthwatering centerpiece. Thank you, for your fun instructional videos.
I made this recipe today and it was a HUGE Hit‼️. Thanks for all your recipes but this one is so easy and tastes GREAT❣️
0.25 yeast ounce instant packet how many grams is it?
So I made this 3 times this Christmas, and it's a lot of work!! It's the rolling out part that gets me, is there something similar where I don't have to roll it out? Asking for a friend. Thanks for all your work I recommend people all the time to your site.
is it ok to use shortening instead of butter?
what kind of oil do you use to oil the bowl?
My daughter made this bread after dinner. It is beyond amazing .
I made this today. You made it look simple. Mine wasn't as pretty but it tasted delicious. Thank you
What kind of brushes do you use for egg washing?
I just baked the most delicious dough with this recipe last night – thank you for posting the recipe. I made a savory pizza bread with roasted garlic butter, cheese, and pepperoni. The filling was too much to make the star shape, so I just made a simple stuffed braid – it was the most delicious bread I’ve ever made. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Great tutorial and remarkably easy instructions to follow. Almost fool proof. I made this with my 13 year old son. It came out better than I expected…and almost identical to the one in the Preppy Kitchen. Thank you for making baking accessible and easy to understand.
Made this today and although a little darker it is beautiful. Not eating until tomorrow but is smells amazing.
I've been doing this bread for a number of years now for Christmas (thanks to King Arthur's online recipes). As a very amateur baker I am not very good in judging if the dough has the correct consistency so it is nice to see a video to improve the steps when I bake it this year. Thank you very much.😁
How long do you knead the dough by hand? I don't have a mixer and can't afford to buy one. So everything is done by hand. NVM saw it in the written recipe 10-15 min. Thank you!