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Large flat brioche star with olive oil, six broad branches connected to the center and open slits, half of each branch covered with a white veil; visible golden edges.
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Frosted Star-Shaped Olive Oil Bread

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The fern becomes a flat star with six broad branches connected to the center; a veil of lemon icing highlights only one face of each branch.

1 flat star of 30 cm, 10 servings / Pâte levée à l'huile, flat shaping

10Indicative portions
40 minPreparation
25 minBaking
3 h 15Rest & Cooling
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The fern becomes a flat star with six broad branches connected to the center; a veil of lemon icing highlights only one face of each branch.

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Preparation

  1. Reserve 10 g of sugar for finishing. Dispense the yeast in water at 30 °C. Add flour, remaining 80 g of sugar, oil, orange blossom, zest and salt. Knead for 10 minutes to obtain a soft paste.
  2. Cover and allow to double in volume, about 1 h 30 in a temperate room.
  3. Degassing and lowering in disk 30 cm by 1.5 cm thick. Mark six parts without crossing the center by 10 cm; remove six small triangular notches around to obtain wide branches. Cook the offcuts next to it.
  4. Open six short slits in the branches, let rise for 45 minutes and sprinkle with 10 g of reserved sugar. Bake 22 to 25 minutes at 180 °C until golden.
  5. Cool down. Mix icing sugar and lemon juice; brush only half of each branch with 10 to 12 g of icing, without clogging the slits. Allow to dry for 45 minutes and then share by hand.

Preserve and Serve

2 days packed at cool room temperature.

Baking tips for this recipe

  • Weigh the yeast and uses the type indicated in the recipe: yeast and yeast are not interchangeable.
  • Observe the increase in volume during shoots. A cool room can lengthen the times indicated.
  • Respect the dimensions of the mold and the amount of dough: a brioche too tight or too full does not cook in the same way.

Substitutions and variations

To vary a zest, choose another citrus fruit washed and intended for this use, keeping the same amount. Does not automatically replace juice, whose acidity can change the preparation.

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