I've been wanting to make this star bread for a long time - it looks complicated but in fact its reasonably simple once you try the technique. You can use all kinds of fillings for the star bread, sweet or savoury. The technique is based on Saffron & Cranberry Star Bread by Cravings in Amsterdam.
Ingredients
Simple white bread dough (risen once) made from 450g flour and 7g of instant yeast
100g pitted black olives (I used Greek style)
60g capers
70g sun-dried tomatoes preserved in oil, finely chopped.
2 tbsps wine vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil (or use oil from preserved tomatoes)
Method
Ingredients
Simple white bread dough (risen once) made from 450g flour and 7g of instant yeast
100g pitted black olives (I used Greek style)
60g capers
70g sun-dried tomatoes preserved in oil, finely chopped.
2 tbsps wine vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil (or use oil from preserved tomatoes)
Method
- To make the tapenade, blitz together the olives, capers, sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar and olive oil to make a paste.
- Divide the bread dough into four equal pieces. Roll out a piece of dough into a circle of about 24cm. Use a dinner plate or similar as a template. Place each circle of dough onto a piece of baking paper.
- Spread one third of the tapenade over the first circle of dough.
- Place the second circle on top and spread with the next third of tapenade.
- Place the third circle of dough on top and spread with the remaining third of tapenade.
- Place the fourth circle of dough on top and place in the fridge to chill for 15 mins.
- Place a glass in the middle of the assembled circle. Starting from the rim of the glass, use a sharp knife to make 16 cuts (like the spokes of a wheel). Start by making 4 cuts, then 8 and finally 16.
- Take two slices at a time and twist them away from each other, finally pressing the ends of the two slices together to seal them. Repeat until all the slices are completed. See here for step by step photos: Saffron & Cranberry Star Bread.
- Brush with egg wash and bake at 180C for 25 mins.
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Its just a technique, easily learned. No creativity involved other than taking the photo and devising the filling.