For the longest time I have been trying to find the recipe for Italian Star Bread. I can buy it at a nearby Italian bakery here in Springfield, MA but I would love to bake my own. It is shaped sort of like a “butterfly” and kind of twisty. The crust is golden in color a very, very smooth. The texture of the bread is so smooth and velvety. It is sooo good with pasta or with just nothing but butter. If you could find this recipe you would make me so very happy. Thanks for the opportunity to be able to make this request and for a great newsletter and site.
Joyce
Italian Star Bread Recipe
Please don't forget to "Pin" this post, it helps get the word out about our site. Thank you!
From The Hillbilly Housewife:
We all want to get the most out of our money, right? And we all love to get meals on the table with the least amount of effort and time spent in the kitchen.
But wouldn't you also love to get out of the kitchen fast AND with a few extra meals in the fridge and freezer?
Squeezing the most out of every cent you spend on groceries is what Cook Once Eat Twice is all about.
Now you can learn how to cook in ways that not only put dinner on the table economically, but with plenty to spare! And, we're not just talking leftovers here... we're talking about planning meals with NEW CREATIVE meals to come.
In this ebook, you'll learn about the strategies needed to get two, three, or MORE meals out of one cooking session. PLUS you'll get over 300 recipes to help you prepare a delicious plan of attack!
Click on and buy Cook Once Eat Twice today to start getting the most out of every meal!
This sounds a lot like semolina bread. You will need durum flour to get that flavor. It can be shaped pretty much however you want. Try a google search for a recipe that works best for you (I don’t know if you have a stand mixer or bread machine, etc.) One bit of advise would be to let the dough rest in the fridge overnight to develop the best flavor before you shape and bake it.
What Bakery in Springfield???
I remember my grandmother having her baker deliver a star shaped bread, light golden crust soft white center. No flavor like garlic just the best with soup or pasta, or just butter.
This was back in the late 40s early 50s in Brockton Mass.
If you find a recipe please forward.
Jim
I AM ALSO LOOKING FOR THE STAR BREAD RECIPE. THE BAKERY IN AGAWAM MA IS BALBONI BAKERY ON KING STREET. VERY LITTLE INGEDIENTS
FLOUR, WATER, SALT, AND SOY OIL. NOT SURE OF THE PROPORTIONS
Did you ever find recipe for star bread? My father’s family lived in Agawam and I would love to bake him some star bread. It brings back all sorts of wonderful memories….he would be so thrilled to have some!
We too have been searching for years. Also from deep roots and star bread memories in Springfield, Mass. If anybody finds it, we’ll share with everybody! It would be a blessing!
There is a bakery on Orange St in Forest Park that has it too… at least they did a couple years ago. I now live in NC and def miss my star bread!
There’s a recipe in this book: Artisan baking across America: the breads, the bakers, the best recipes by Maggie Glezer
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request. I lost this post and just rediscovered it today, and no, I was never able to find the Star Bread recipe, however I will not give up. CS mentioned that it sounded like a semolina bread (thanks CS) so I will check that out. Again, thanks to all.
The bakery is still on Orange Street. I just left with star bread… I wish I has a recipe for it