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specialties. Speaking of Star Bakery, she
said, “People come from all over for our
seven-layer cake,” but she’s also found
great loyalty to Diamond Bakery’s recipe
for seven-layer cake.
“We’re famous for our rye bread,” she
said, again referring to Star Bakery. For
the time being, Star is making all the
rye bread sold at Diamond Bakery and
teaching bakers there to make it the same
way. The rye is popular for sandwiches
served at many local delis.
Star’s rye bread starter, also known as
“mother dough,” is more than 40 years
old, according to Fox, and must be tended
to daily. Additionally, “our sourdough
bread is outstanding,” she said. “It’s made
using a tangy dough with a starter close
to 20 years old.”
Fox also praised their onion and
apple challah breads. For fun, “one of
our bakers came up with the ‘Football
Pump,’ a whole pumpernickel loaf in
the shape of a football, complete with
laces.” For a savory breakfast, Fox
recommended topping an Onion Pletzel,
an oval flatbread made from challah, with
shakshuka, the poached egg-tomato dish
often associated with Israeli cuisine.
“We can be traditional and modern at
the same time,” Fox said of her bakeries.
“Everything may not stay the same, but it
will stay delicious.”
A TWIST OF MODERN
Star and Diamond will use high-
end, scratch recipes that sometimes
incorporate a contemporary twist. Fox
decided: Why not make Post Fruity
Pebbles cereal-flavored kichel for the
kids? And, sure, the bakeries’ hamantash
cookies at Purim will have traditional
fillings like apricot and prune, but maybe
check out the new options of key lime or
Nutella, a chocolate-hazelnut spread.
Sephardic recipes, such as for tahini
cookies and desserts with dates, are part
of what she wants to add to the menu.
“We want to be all-inclusive bakeries,”
so that means also giving customers
Mexican and Peruvian-style cookies and
Alfajoreses, a classic South American
rolled cookie Fox was surprised to
ON THE COVER
Stacy Fox, River Morack,
4, of Huntington Woods,
and her mom, Madeline
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Stacy Fox
Occupation: President/managing partner of Star Bakery and
Diamond Bakery
Education: Graduate of Berkley High School and Michigan State
University
Family: Husband, Michael Fox, owner of Fox Printing Service, and
children Izzy Fox, 19; Elijah, 17; and Goldie, 14, all fourth-generation
Tamarack campers and active in B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
Affiliation: Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills
Volunteerism: Member of Bloomfield Hills High School Executive
Board, recent board member of Tamarack Camps