Fluffy Japanese Milk Bread Recipe
2 1 2 cups 298g king arthur unbleached bread flour.
Fluffy japanese milk bread recipe. Unsalted butter plus more for coating the bowl and pan. Plus 2 tablespoons water. Knead dough until it comes together in a shaggy mass 1 to 2 minutes. Plus 2 tablespoons bread flour divided plus more for kneading.
Here are the steps. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk and stir gently to mix. Japanese milk bread dough. The flour paste makes the bread soft and fluffy and last longer than your average bread.
Allow the milk yeast mixture to stand for about 10 20 minutes until the yeast is activated. In a small saucepan over medium heat whisk together flour make sure you are using bread flour water and milk. 2 tablespoons 14g baker s special dry milk or 2 tablespoons 14g nonfat dry milk. For the egg wash.
For the dough 2 cups 325 grams bread flour cup 60 grams sugar 2 teaspoons 7 grams active dry yeast 1 packet 1 teaspoon 4 grams salt 1 egg cup 120 milliliters warm whole milk plus extra for brushing on the unbaked loaf 4 tablespoons 60 grams unsalted butter cut into pieces and softened at. 1 2 cup 113g whole milk. Optional 1 2 tablespoon melted butter for the whipped honey butter. Optional condiment for the rolls 1 2 cup 113g 4oz unsalted butter softened to room temperature 1 4 cup honey 1 4 teaspoon.
1 tablespoon instant yeast. Dough 330 g unbleached bread flour 330g 2 cups 7 g instant yeast 7g 1 packet 2 tsp 1 tsp salt 50 g sugar 50g 2 tbsp cup 2 low fat milk warmed plus a little extra for top of loaf 1 egg 60 g unsalted butter room temp cut into small pieces 60g 4 tbsp 1 tbsp unsalted butter. 1 4 cup 50g sugar. Add cooled roux egg cream and water.
To start this recipe we need to make the starter or the flour paste tangzhong. Mix one part of bread flour with five parts of water. 4 tablespoons 57g unsalted butter. 1 egg 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream or milk for brushing the baked rolls.
This is the most important step in baking japanese milk bread that is as soft as cotton. In your mixing bowl place the lukewarm milk and dissolve about 1 tsp of the sugar in the liquid.