{"id":4896,"date":"2011-09-28T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T00:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/2011\/09\/saffron-and-honey-sun-bread-recipe-and-photos\/"},"modified":"2011-09-28T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T00:49:06","slug":"saffron-and-honey-sun-bread-recipe-and-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=4896","title":{"rendered":"Saffron and honey Sun bread- recipe and photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My son and grandson read me a story about a baker who baked a bread that lit up her kitchen.<\/p>\n

I have made sun shaped bread before- and I wanted to make one<\/p>\n

for Aidan to see!<\/p>\n

So here is the recipe!<\/p>\n

1 cup scalded milk<\/p>\n

4 oz. margarine or butter<\/p>\n

1 tsp saffron, crushed into powder in your mortar<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup honey<\/p>\n

2 tsps rapid rise yeast ( or you could use regular yeast- just put it into the water<\/p>\n

with a 1\/2 tsp sugar to proof)<\/p>\n

1 cup HOT water<\/p>\n

5 1\/2 to 6 cups bread flour<\/p>\n

3\/4 cup rye flour<\/p>\n

1 tsp salt<\/p>\n

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Scald the milk, add the saffron and honey, and butter and stir- let the margarine melt,<\/p>\n

and give the saffron a chance to turn the milk yellow. \"Open-mouthed<\/p>\n

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Mix the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl, make a well in the center of the flour<\/p>\n

mix and pour both the milk mixture and hot water into the well and stir into the flour.<\/p>\n

The dough should be a little sticky- if it is too dry add a little more water. <\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to knead this dough- just mix all the flour into the dough and <\/p>\n

put a smear of butter in the bowl.  Flour your hand, pick up the dough and fold it<\/p>\n

back into the bowl.  Fold several times smearing the butter around the surface of the<\/p>\n

dough and then cover and let it sit for about 10 minutes.  Fold again, at least four times.<\/p>\n

Cover and leave it alone for another 10-20 minutes.  Fold again- it should be rather smooth<\/p>\n

by now, wipe a little butter across the top of the dough and cover  and leave alone for<\/p>\n

about 90 minutes, until doubled in size.<\/p>\n

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Now shape 9 small oblong pieces and place in a circular shape.<\/p>\n

Make a large dough ball and fit it over the ends of the pieces.<\/p>\n

Pinch the ends of the pieces so they look like a sun\u2019s rays. <\/p>\n

Roll out small ropes of dough and build a face and attach with  the sharp end of a <\/p>\n

bamboo skewer- pushing the ropes into place and securing them by going under<\/p>\n

the surface lightly.  Brush the top with an egg wash and cover- let raise for about 45<\/p>\n

minutes, until it is almost double- and puffy looking and then bake at 375 F until <\/p>\n

golden brown- around 35 minutes.<\/p>\n

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You can shape this dough easily into any form you want-<\/p>\n

I also made some star bursts, rolls and a small loaf.<\/p>\n

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And they turned out quite deliciously beautiful, as well<\/p>\n

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