Public Recipe
Cinnamon-Orange Star Bread
Shared on 12/2/2025
Sweet centerpiece for the Give Bread Instead Campaign. It's early. The dough feels warm under your palms, soft like a marshmallow, and the whole kitchen smells like butter and oranges. This is the kind of bread that stops people in their tracks. Not because it's fancy, but because it looks like something that took a little love. The milk-bread dough gives you a silky texture that rolls out easy. The filling? Cinnamon with fresh orange zest so the sweetness doesn't get heavy. When you twist those layers, the perfume hits before it even bakes. That scent becomes the gift. If someone's never received homemade bread, this is the one that converts them.

Prep Time
25 minutes
Bake Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
intermediate
Yield
10-12 servings
yeast bread
Ingredients
Dough
- 360 (3 cups) Bread flour
- 180 (¾ cup) Whole milk warm
- 50 (4 tbsp) Unsalted butter softened
- 50 (¼ cup) Granulated sugar
- 1 (1 large) Egg
- 5 (1½ tsp) Instant yeast
- 6 (1 tsp) Salt
Filling
- 50 (4 tbsp) Unsalted butter softened
- 70 (⅓ cup) Brown sugar
- 6 (2 tsp) Cinnamon
- 1 (1 large orange) Fresh orange zest
Finish
- Milk or egg wash
- Optional powdered sugar
Instructions
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1
Make dough: Mix all dough ingredients for 8 minutes until smooth. Rise for 60-75 minutes.
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2
Make filling: Combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest.
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3
Shape: Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll each to 10-11 inch circles. Layer with filling, leaving top layer plain.
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4
Cut & twist: Place cup in center. Cut 16 rays. Twist pairs twice and pinch ends.
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5
Final proof: Let it puff for 25-35 minutes until puffy.
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6
Bake: Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 22-25 minutes until golden.
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7
Cool: Dust lightly with powdered sugar.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Rolling pin
- Cup
- Baking sheet
Tips
- •Best served on the day of baking.
- •Keeps for 2 days when wrapped.
- •Reheat in the oven for 6 minutes at 150°C (300°F) to enjoy warm.
Troubleshooting
- Issue: Filling is too stiffSolution: Warm it for a few seconds.
- Issue: Filling is too runnySolution: Chill it in the fridge.
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