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Irish Blaas /
Celtic Stars *
1
package/Tbsp. Red Star Platinum Yeast
1 ½ Cups
warm water
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp.
sugar
½ Cup
butter, softened
4 Cups
unbleached, all-purpose flour
For Blaas: Additional flour for dusting
For Celtic
Stars: Coarse salt; 1 beaten egg + 1 Tbsp. water for egg wash
Place warm water and yeast in EZ DOH bucket and stir to
dissolve yeast. Let rest 1 minute. Add one cup of flour, then additional dough
ingredients. EZ DOH-it for 2-3 minutes, or until dough is smooth and soft and
all ingredients are incorporated. Remove dough from bucket, spray bucket with
cooking spray, “smooth” dough and replace in bucket. Cover and let rise until
doubled.
For Irish Blaas: Roll the dough into a log and slice
into 12-15 pieces. Form each piece into a round and roll in the additional
flour. After all the rolls are finished, gently toss each piece one additional
time in the flour. Place on a greased cookie sheet, cover lightly with a clean
dishtowel and let rise until double. Bake at 400 for approximately 20 minutes,
or until very lightly browned. They will sound hollow when tapped.
For Celtic Stars:
Divide the dough into 12-15 pieces. Gently roll each piece into a 20”
rope (the dough is very rich so it may tear – be gentle J ) Form into a celtic
star shape (see pic on blog). Place knots on a lightly greased baking sheet,
cover lightly with a clean dishtowel and let rise until almost doubled. Lightly
pinch the points of each star to define them. Brush each star with egg wash
then sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes until golden
brown.
*When I make this recipe, I will often make half and half-
10 stars and 10 blaas – I make them in a slightly smaller size so I can get
16-20 rolls from the recipe.
Blaas recipe adapted from recipesfoodandcooking.com
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