Star Braided Nutella Bread

                                            
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Star Braided Nutella Bread!!!

  The most important tip:PREHEAT Nutella jar in a bowl of hot water before you start applying it on the thin layers of your dough. It will spread much easier, and you will not damage the delicate surface of each layer! 

INGREDIENTS:

1. 450 g (3½ cups) of flour plus around 50 g ( ⅜ cup) for sprinkling

2. 180 ml (¾ cup) of milk

3. 2 egg yolks (use egg whites for brushing the bread)

4. 8 g (1 ½ tsp) of active dry yeast

5. 30 g (2 tbsp) of butter

6. 70 g (⅓ cup) of sugar

7. pinch of salt

8. 200 g (around 1 cup) of chocolate spread

METHOD OF PREPARATION 

1. First, pour milk into a saucepan and heat it to 30 C° (around 85 F°). When the milk is warm, add yeast, one tbs of sugar and flour and dissolve all ingredients. Let it sit for 15 minutes to activate.

2. For the best quality of the dough, sift flour through a sieve. Then, in a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients: flour, sugar and salt.

3. Separate egg yolks from egg whites 

4. When your egg yolks are ready, add them with butter and yeast to the bowl with dry ingredients

5. Knead dough for about 7 minutes.

6. Place it on a lightly floured surface. Remember to keep some flour for sprinkling at hand.

7.Knead dough for around 1 minute, then divide it into 4 equal parts.

8. Place the dough circle on a piece of baking paper. Take a cake tin and mark it off on the first layer.

9. Now, cover the marked area with a thin layer of chocolate spread. The easiest way is to use a wooden butter knife or a table knife without prongs.

10. Roll another layer of dough, place it on the previous one and mark off the cake tin on it. Then, put the chocolate spread on the marked area. Repeat the procedure with the next layer.

11. Using a small glass or coffee cup place it at the centre of your dough. 

12. Divide the cake into quarters – start cutting from the marked circle (remember to leave the center intact!) Then, divide every quarter into four equal parts. At the end you should have 16 equal parts. 

13. Take two parts of the cake in both hands and delicately twist them in opposite directions. Repeat with all pairs to form eight-armed star.

14. Twist the ends of each arm underneath to create a round shape.

15. Brush surface of the bread with egg white before putting it into the oven.

16. Bake at 180°C/350°F, for around 15 to 20 minutes. For the first 10 minutes use only lower heater, then turn the upper one too.

And there you are... You are good to eat!!! 

(Note follow each steps carefully in other for the dough to crumble) 

Bon appetite!!! 

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