Mark Your (Online) Calendars!: Cook a Book Event

COOK A BOOK: CINNAMON STAR BREAD

The Holiday and Celebration Bread in 5 Minutes a Day cook book (available for checkout from the library) features an incredible array of recipes from around the world. We'll be demonstrating the technique for creating beautiful Star Breads on our Facebook page on Friday, April 3rd at 11am!

If you don't have social media or are unable to tune in, the program will be archived on our Online Programming Archive Page.

For those of you who plan to follow along with Cook a Book: Cinnamon Star Bread, our Facebook Live demonstration on Friday, April 3 at 11 am:

On Wednesday (April 1) or Thursday (April 2) mix up the following recipe* from Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg, M.D.:

1 ¾ cup lukewarm water (100 degree F or below)
1 tablespoon granulated yeast
1 tablespoon salt
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup honey
1 stick unsalted butter, melted (can substitute ½ cup of canola, grapeseed, or coconut oil or melted margarine)
7 cups bread flour (can substitute all-purpose flour)

Mix water, yeast, salt, eggs, honey, and melted butter in a 6 quart lidded food container.

Mix in the flour without kneading, using a heavy-duty stand mixer (with paddle attachment) or a wooden spoon. Use wet hands to incorporate the last bit of flour if needed.

Cover tightly with lid and refrigerate until Cook a Book starts!

You can also mix up your Cinnamon Sugar filling in advance:
Mix ½ cup sugar with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon.

*For Whole-Grain Dough follow the same technique but use these ingredients:
2 ¾ cup lukewarm water (100 degree F or below)
1 tablespoon granulated yeast
1 tablespoon salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup honey
¼ cup vegetable oil, melted coconut oil, or melted butter
5 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups all-purpose flour

Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. have also authored 'Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day', 'Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day', 'Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day', 'The New Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day', 'The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day', and 'Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day'. Each of these books is available from the North Manchester Public Library, either through checkout or Inter-Library Loan request!