BRAIDED STAR BREAD
450 g flour [+ some for sprinkling]
200 ml milk
2 eggs
8 g dry yeast
30 g butter [room temperature]
70 g sugar
pinch salt
200 g chocolate spread
_ warm milk [until lukewarm]
_ dissolve yeast in milk [let sit for 15 min]
_ sift flour through a sieve and add sugar and salt
_ separate the eggs
_ add egg yolks and milk to the dry ingredients
_ mix with a wooden spoon
_ transfer to a work surface and knead dough for about 7min
[add milk if needed - dough should stay a little sticky]
_ put dough in a bowl and cover with a cloth
[let rise for 40 min in a warm place]
_ preheat oven to 180°C
_ melt chocolate in a water bath
_ knead the dough for a minute and divide into 4 equal parts
_ roll each pice into a circle [2-3 mm thick]
_ place first piece onto a baking paper
_ take a bake tin to mark a round area
_ cover this area with a thin layer of chocolate spread
_ place the second dough circle on it, spread chocolate on top and cover with the third dough circle
_ use the cake tin as a marker and cut of the excess dough
_ mark a center ring with a coffee mug
_ divide cake into quarters
[cutting from the marked circle to the outside]
_ divide every quarter into four equal parts [16 equal parts in total]
_ twist each part twice
[each part into the opposite direction than the last one]
_ twist the ends in to create an overall round shape
_ brush the dough surface with egg white
_ bake for 15-20 min [for the first half only use lower heat]
GEFLOCHTENES STERNBROT
450 g Mehl
200 ml Milch
2 Eier
8 g Trockenhefe
30 g Butter [zimmertemperatur]
70 g Zucker
Prise Salz
200 g Schokoladenaufstrich
