INS Popular Christmas Whole Wheat Cinnamon Snowflake Bread with Brown Sugar (One-Time Fermentation) B83
Another year of Christmas season has arrived, time always seems to fly by in a blink. This year, we put up the Christmas tree a bit earlier than usual, for the first time at the end of November. It was still the Little Prince and Oppa decorating it together. The little guy busily helped hang the ornaments, with Dad lifting him to reach the higher spots. Eventually, Dad just became a bystander, saying there was no need for him to do any work. Later, the Little Prince noticed a rather big ornament ball and said, 'Why is there such a big ball? It's because of eating and growing tall.' We often tell him he must eat more to grow taller, and he's learned to say it back. Kids' innocent words are so endearing. 'Next year around this time, your little sister will be able to help too. She’ll surely run after her big brother, full of admiration,' I said, happy just thinking about the two kids running around. Oppa said he got exhausted decorating the taller Christmas tree at the office yesterday, and some ornaments with broken strings didn’t even get hung. Over the years, the ornaments on our home tree have always been colorful. Each year, some damaged ones would be discarded. Today, the Little Prince stepped on a whole pack by mistake. The decorations are getting fewer each year, and we’re a bit tired of the look. Perhaps next year, we can switch to the all-gold theme we’ve wanted for so long. To celebrate the occasion, I made a golden snowflake bread. I had wanted to create this design for a long time, but beautiful things always feel more special when reserved for moments of ceremony. This snowflake seemed to belong to Christmas. The original plan was to use red bean paste as the filling, but it felt too plain, so I decided to use brown sugar and cinnamon instead. This was also the first time I used such a large proportion of cinnamon, and the aroma filled the house during baking. The bread was most tempting when still warm and fresh out of the oven. Eating it was like being transported to a snowy wonderland, with a cozy fireplace inside, plates filled with roasted turkey, smoked ham, puddings, cakes, and cinnamon bread. Meanwhile, Santa Claus was already on his way. - Baking Tray Size: 35*28cm; the recipe yields one portion.
Ingredients
Steps
Prepare all the ingredients and mix all the filling ingredients into a paste;
Knead all ingredients for the dough, except for butter, into a smooth dough;
Add softened butter and knead until a glove membrane forms. Divide the dough into four equal parts, shape into balls, cover with cling film, and let it rest for 15 minutes;
Roll out each portion into a circle with a diameter of approximately 20cm;
Spread brown sugar cinnamon paste evenly on one side of three dough circles;
Stack the rolled circles, placing the plain one on top;
Using a sharp knife, cut a cross leaving the center 5cm uncut. Then, add four more cuts to form a star;
Cut each section further to create sixteen segments;
Twist each pair of segments outward twice, then pinch the ends together and fold underneath;
Arrange the completed snowflake on a baking tray lined with parchment paper;
Place it in the oven with a tray of hot water underneath and let it proof to 1.5x its size. Bake in a preheated convection oven at 160°C for 16 minutes. Brush with egg wash and flour before baking. Cool and store in an airtight container.
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