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โญ SATURDAY BAKE-ALONG: Star Bread โญ Working Thread
Itโ€™s time, bakers. Letโ€™s make something stunning. This week weโ€™ve covered the dough, the filling, the shaping, and the science behind all of it. Youโ€™ve had the tutorials, the videos, the prep checklist. Now we bake. Toggle to the sourdough version on the recipe page if thatโ€™s your path today. Three star breads on the table this week: ๐Ÿง„ Savory Spanakopita โ€” spinach, feta, mozzarella, cream cheese, garlic, red pepper flakes ๐Ÿฉท Two-Tone Beetroot โ€” pink and white dough with cinnamon filling ๐Ÿฏ Cinnamon Sugar โ€” softened butter, cinnamon sugar, simple glaze Same dough. Same shaping technique. Pick your star. How this works: Bake at your own pace. Post photos as you go. Mixing, filling, shaping, the raw star before it goes in the oven, the final reveal when it comes out. Ask questions in real time. Help each other out. Show us that star. ๐Ÿงˆ Soften your butter. Donโ€™t melt it. ๐Ÿฅฌ Squeeze the spinach DRY (savory bakers). ๐Ÿ“ Roll your circles to 12 inches. ๐Ÿ”ช Cut into quarters first, then halve each section for even strips. ๐ŸŒ€ Twist OUTWARD, then pinch the ends like you mean it. ๐Ÿฅš Egg wash the white dough only if youโ€™re doing the two-tone version. ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Internal temp: 190F (88C) at the center. โฐ Cool 15 minutes before pulling apart. ๐Ÿ“ธ Drop your first photo when you start mixing. Iโ€™ll be here all day.โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹ Perfection is not required. Progress is. โญ Two-Tone: https://pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/beetroot-star-bread?utm_source=skool&utm_medium=community&utm_campaign=recipe-share Spanakopita-inspired filling: https://pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/henrys-savory-star-bread?variant=yeasted Sourdough savory: https://pantry.bakinggreatbread.com/recipes/sourdough-savory-star-bread?variant=yeasted
โญ SATURDAY BAKE-ALONG: Star Bread โญ  Working Thread
4 likes โ€ข Mar 7
@Colleen Vergara Thank you so much. I will be trying the reheat instructions for lunch tomorrow at my Mom's.
4 likes โ€ข Mar 7
@Colleen Vergara I could never get a job as a tech Whiz! I tried twice and can't get it to work. It was for rolling piecrust. I didn't use her quarter turns of the dough. I just rolled in the one direction, moving the angle of the rolling pin. I used her tip of just rolling dough that spread too far in one direction on an angle at the edge of the misshapen circle to move the dough over where I needed the circle wider. What a mouthful! The video was by @chefdonnaathome. There are a lot of videos on the subject.
Finished
Tasty and soft and pillowy. My loaf collapsed a bit on one side after baking.
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Deborah Masny
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7points to level up
@deborah-masny-7554
Occasional home baker

Active 25d ago
Joined Feb 28, 2026