Chocolate Cherry Star Bread



Feeds: 6-8
Baking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients:
450g Cotswold Flour Strong Bread Flour
70g white sugar
7g salt
7g fast action yeast
54g butter
1 egg (reserve 1tbsp for the egg wash)
1tsp vanilla extract
2tsp cinnamon
200ml milk
Filling Ingredients:
200g Cherry With Amaretto Jam from Cherry Tree Preserves
100g chopped Montezuma’s Dark or Milk Chocolate Buttons
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Chocolate Cherry Star Bread









Ingredients
Dough Ingredients:
450g Cotswold Flour Strong Bread Flour
70g white sugar
7g salt
7g fast action yeast
54g butter
1 egg (reserve 1tbsp for the egg wash)
1tsp vanilla extract
2tsp cinnamon
200ml milk
Filling Ingredients:
200g Cherry With Amaretto Jam from Cherry Tree Preserves
100g chopped Montezuma’s Dark or Milk Chocolate Buttons
Method
- Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast in a large bowl
- Mix in the butter, cinnamon, and vanilla extract until it forms crumble, then mix in the egg (save 1tbsp for the egg wash)
- Mix in the milk until it all comes together
- Knead for 5-10 mins until it holds its shape and isn’t as sticky. Add a little more flour if it’s too sticky
- Cover and proof for an hour/until doubled in size
- Split the dough into four even pieces and roll into a ball
- Roll each piece of dough out to a circle 10 inches wide & 3-5mm thick
- Place one piece of rolled dough on greaseproof paper/a silicon baking mat
- Spread some of the jam on top and sprinkle over 1/3rd of the chopped chocolate
- Put the 2nd piece of rolled out dough on top and cover with more jam and chopped chocolate. Repeat with the 3rd piece of dough
- Place the 4th piece of dough on top and don’t put any jam or chocolate on top of this piece
- Cut 14 slits around a central point in the dough
- Take two adjacent pieces of the dough and twist in separate directions, then squeeze the ends together. Repeat for all sections
- Proof for 30 mins
- Preheat your oven to 180C fan
- Brush the leftover egg over the dough
- Bake for 15-20 mins, then enjoy! Best eaten warm
Thank you to Bonnie from Bon Bon’s Bakes for this delicious recipe. If you’d like to see more, please visit her on Instagram
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