Delicious UK - (12)December 2020

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make it special.

COV ERSTA R
Cheese,cranberry&
thymefonduestar
SERVES8.HANDS-ONTIME 40 MIN,OVEN
TIME 25-30 MIN, PLUS RISING AND PROVING

MAKE

AHEAD

Chilltheassembled,
ready-to-bakestarin
a provingbaguptoa few
hoursahead.Thestarwillslow-prove
inthefridge,butallowit comeupto
roomtemperaturefor15 minutes
orsobeforebaking.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

If youdon’teatallthebread
onthedayyoubakeit,you
canwarmit upina moderate
oventhenextday– it willstillbe
wonderfulforbreakfastorwith
soupforlunch.Youcanalsofreeze
it and defrost to enjoy another day.

• 7gsachetfast-actiondried yeast


• 1 tspcastersugar


• 275mlwholemilk,warmedslightly,
  plusextracoldmilktoglaze


• 500gstrongwhitebread flour,
  plusextratodust


• 1 tspfineseasalt


• 2 mediumfree-range eggs, beaten
  separately


• 50gunsaltedbutter,softened


• 3 tbspcranberry sauce, plus extra
  toserve


• 5 tbspfreshlygratedparmesan
  orgranapadano(ora vegetarian
  hardcheeseif youneedit tobe)


• A fewfreshthymesprigs,leaves
  pickedandfinelychopped,plus
  extrastrandstogarnishif youlike


• 1 wholecamembertorother
  roundmeltingcheese(vegetarian
  if you need it to be)

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Largebakingsheetlinedwith
  compostable baking paper

1 Dissolvetheyeastandsugarina

littleofthewarmedmilkina cup.

Puttheflour,yeast/sugarmixture

andsaltina standmixerfittedwith

a doughhookorlargemixingbowl.

Add1 beatenegg,theremaining

warmedmilkandthebutter.If

usinga standmixer,mixona low

speeduntilcombined,thenturnup

thespeedtomediumandmixfor

another5 minutesuntilyouhave

a smooth,elasticdough.If mixing

byhand,usea round-bladeddinner

knifetomixtheingredientstogether

toforma dough,thentipoutonto

a lightlyflouredsurfaceandknead

byhandfor 10 minutesor until

smoothandelastic.

2 Leavethedoughinthebowl,cover

witha cleanteatowelandleavein

a warmplacetorisefor 45 minutes

to1 houroruntildoubledinsize.

3 Tipthedoughoutontoa lightly

flouredworksurface.Gentlyknead

onceortwicetoremoveanylargeair

pockets,thendivideandshapeinto

4 equalballsofdough(trytobeas

accurateasyoucan– youcanweigh

thedoughpiecestogetit right).

4 Rollouteachpieceofdoughintoa

circle,asif makinga pizzabase.The

doughmayspringbacka littleatfirst,

butpersistuntileachpieceis28cm

across,orthesamesizeasa dinner

plate(thecirclesneedtobevery

similarinsizeforthestartowork).

5 Lay1 doughcircleonthelined

bakingsheet,spreadwith1 tbsp

cranberrysauce,a sprinkleof

gratedcheeseanda fewthyme

leaves, then lay another dough circle

ontopandrepeatwiththecranberry

andgratedcheese.Putthe

camembertorotherroundcheesein

themiddleofthecircle,thenarrange

athirddoughcircleontop.Layer

withtheremainingcranberrysauce

andmostoftheremainingcheese,

thentopwiththefinaldoughcircle.

6 Gentlyshapethedougharound

theroundcheeseandpressdownto

removeanyairpocketsthen,using

a sharpknife,make4 cutsfromthe

edgeofthecheesetotheedgeofthe

doughcircle(imaginea clockface

andmakea cutat12,3,6 and 9

o’clock).Cuteachofthe4 segments

you’vecreatedinhalftomake8,

thenagaintomake 16 strands.

7 Pickup2 strandsofdoughnext

toeachother,liftandtwistone

strandclockwisetwice,thentwist

theotherstrandcounterclockwise

twicetoexposethelayers.Replace

thestrandsonthebakingsheet,

aligningthelayersandpinching

thestrandstogetherwherethe

layersmeetattheouteredgeofthe

strandstoforma point.Repeatwith

theotherstrandsaroundthestar.

8 Brushthestarwithmostofthe

otherbeatenegg,thenleavetoprove

inthefridge(seeMakeAhead)orat

roomtemperaturefor30-40minutes.

9 Heattheovento190°C/170°Cfan/

gas5.Brushthestarwitha little

morebeatenegg,thenbakefor

30 minutesuntilthebreadis golden

andbakedthroughandthecheeseis

oozing.Servestraightaway,dusted

withmoregratedcheeseandstrands

offreshthyme,if youlike(seetip).

PERSERVING461kcals,18.4gfat

(10.9gsaturated),21.1gprotein,

51.6gcarbs(4.5g sugars), 1.3g salt,

2.2g fibre

Here’smyfunbakeforChristmas2020.It’ssosatisfying

tomakeandtheresultiswarmandinviting,likea hugin

theformofbreadandhotcheese.Youcanserveitatany

timeovertheholiday,asmanytimesasyoufancy...Itworks

justaswellwithdrinksasitdoeswitha heartybowlof

soup. I hope you enjoy creating your own. JEN BEDLOE, FOOD EDITOR

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