Sourdough Star Cinnamon Bread
A visually stunning dessert bread with tangy sourdough layers twisted into a star shape. Filled with a sweet cinnamon mixture and glazed to perfection.
Equipment
- Kitchen Aid Mixer
- Dough Hook
- Rolling Pin
- Parchment Paper
- Dough Scraper
- Pastry Brush
- Large Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 stick of frozen unsalted butter grated
- 300 grams all purpose flour or bread flour
- 240 grams 3% buttermilk
- 100 grams active sourdough starter
- 30 grams sugar or honey
- 5 grams salt
Cinnamon Sugar Filling:
- 3 tbsp cinnamon
- 150 grams brown sugar
- 3 tbsp melted butter unsalted
Glaze:
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Make the dough in the evening and let it rise overnight in a warm kitchen.
- Combine the frozen grated butter and flour in a stand mixer. *NOTE: The frozen butter will make your dough more flakey.
- Add in buttermilk, starter, sugar, salt. Mix for 2-3 mins with a dough hook.
- Cover the kitchen aid mixer bowl with plastic and leave it out on the counter overnight or on top of your fridge for the bulk rise.
- I like to prepare my cinnamon sugar filling the night before.
- Cinnamon sugar filling – Combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix well, cover, and leave for the morning.
- In the morning - Lightly flour your counter top to prevent sticking. Take the dough out onto the counter and cut into 4 equal size balls of dough. Gently stretch it out and roll with a rolling pin into a circle about 10 inch diameter. The dough should be soft and pliable.
- Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter on the bottom layer of dough, then add 1/3 of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Then add one more circle of dough on top and repeat the butter and cinnamon sugar.
- Repeat the butter and cinnamon sugar on the 3rd dough circle and then cover with the 4th layer of dough.
- Cut the dough like a pizza but not all the way to the middle. You can place a bowl in the middle to make sure you don't cut there.
- Place on a parchment paper. Let it rise for the second time for about 2 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 350 F.
- Bake for 30-40 mins on a large cookie sheet. You will know when it's done by the golden color.
- Glaze – While the sourdough star is baking, prepare the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, butter, heavy cream, and vanilla powered. On low heat melt everything together into a glaze.
- Once the star is baked, glaze, and serve. It taste just as good completly cooled or even the next morning for breakfast.
- Your family will love you!
Notes
*NOTE: The frozen butter will make your dough more flakey.
This is a great alternative to sourdough cinnamon rolls, it has thinner layers of dough, making it more enjoyable. Plus it's so beautiful, perfect for Christmas, New Years, or any special occasion.