Submitted by gckingbread on January 3, 2010 - 11:54am
Does anyone have a recipe for italian star bread? This is a braided bread with a smooth crust and a chewy but fluffy crumb. It is popular in Springfield Massachusetts but I can't seem to find a recipe for it. It may be of Scicilian origin.
Thanks
|
del.icio.us
Twitter
Facebook
StumbleUpon
Favorite
Star Bread
Star bread, I grew up in West Springfield and have been looking for the recipe myself, no luck.
star bread
I also grew up in West Springfield, and worked in my parent's Italian grocery store which you may know of. We sold Balboni's (Agawam MA) star bread in our store for many years. Our store is gone, but Balboni's is still in business. No other bread like it anywhere, and there never will be. There are some bakeries in Springfield that make star bread, but just not the same, in my opinion, to Balboni's.
Star Bread
Thanks for the interesting note on the star bread, I shopped at Balboni's. I did grow up in West Side, however I did live in Agawam for a while. I'm surprised we don't know each other, my name is Allen Corte'
Star Bread
I never heard of this bread. Is there a filling for this bread or is it plain?
no filling.
no filling.
Sounds like scali bread,
Sounds like scali bread, without the sesame seeds?
Essentially a braided Italian loaf.
Never heard of Scali bread,
Never heard of Scali bread, there are no seeds.