Name: Crusty mini hard bread (petit pain)
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 200g bread flour (T65); 130ml water; 10g unsalted butter; 10g white sugar; 3g whole milk powder; 3g salt; 1/4 tsp malt powder (optional); 3g dry yeast

April 19, 2020

Crusty mini hard bread (petit pain)

Serving Size

8 mini bread

Prep Time

1 hour, 30 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 45 minutes

Ingredients

200g bread flour (T65)
130ml water
10g unsalted butter
10g white sugar
3g whole milk powder
3g salt
1/4 tsp malt powder (optional)
3g dry yeast

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in your machine's yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove it from the machine and place it on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 8 (or 6) pieces. Cover it with a damp cloth. Let it rest for 10 to 15min.
4. Re-shape each piece into a round ball. Arrange them on a lined baking tray. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
5. Bake in a preheated 230℃ oven for 10 min, then 5 min at 180℃. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

April 10, 2020

Soft Dinner Buns with your Home Bakery

Serving Size

8 buns (breads)

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

1 hour

Total Time

2 hours

Ingredients

For 8 buns :

260g bread flour (or 255g/T65 and 5g/gluten flour)
20g white sugar
4g kosher salt
23g unsalted butter
65ml whole milk
130ml water
1/2 tsp mayonnaise
4g dry yeast

For 6 buns :

200g bread flour (or 196g/T65 and 4g/gluten flour)
15g white sugar
3g kosher salt
18g unsalted butter
50ml whole milk
100ml water
1/2 tsp mayonnaise
3g dry yeast

Instructions

1. Add bread flour, (or T65 + gluten flour), sugar, salt, butter, milk, water and mayonnaise in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in your machine's yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove it from the machine and place on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 8 (or 6 pieces) pieces. Cover it with a damp cloth. Let it rest for 10 to 15min.
4. Shape each piece into a round ball. Arrange on lined baking trays. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
5. Bake in a preheated 180℃ oven for about 15min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

March 9, 2020

Soft Haiji White Buns (bread)

Persons

Prep Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

200g bread flour (or 195g/T65 and 5g/gluten flour)
3g kosher salt
10g sugar
15g unsalted butter
1 tsp glucose syrup
150g milk
3g dry yeast

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in the yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 6 pieces. Place in a oven tray with a baking sheet, seam side facing downwards. Use a damp towel (cloth) to cover the bread dough. Let them rest for about 15min.
4. Re-Shape each piece into a round ball with a line in the middle of the bun, using a stick (eg. chopsticks). Arrange on lined baking trays. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume. Lightly sprinkle flour over the bread, using a cooking sieve.
5. Preheat the oven to 180℃ degree. Reduce the heat to 150℃ degree and bake for about 15 min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

If you don’t have a bread machine :

February 5, 2020

Soft bread with chiffon cake mold

Soft bread in chiffon cake mold

Persons

Prep Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 35 minutes

Ingredients

280g bread flour (or 275g T65 and 5g gluten flour)
30g white sugar
5g salt
5g powdered milk
100ml milk
110ml water
25g unsalted butter
4g yeast

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients (except butter and yeast) in the pan of your bread machine. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions. After 5 min, add butter then add the yeast in the yeast compartment.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place it on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 8 pieces. Cover it with a dry cloth. Let it rest for about 15min.
4. Shape each piece into a round ball, and arrange the balls at the bottom of the chiffon cake mold. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
5. Lightly sprinkle flour over the bread, using a cooking sieve.
6. Preheat the oven to 170℃ and bake for about 20 min. Remove from the mold
and let it cool down on a wire rack.

January 23, 2020

Soft White Bread Buns with tofu – bread maker

Soft white bread buns with tofu - bread maker

Serving Size

6 soft white pan

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

12 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 12 minutes

Soft white bread buns with tofu - bread maker

Ingredients

200g bread flour (or 195g/T65 and 5g/gluten flour)
3g salt
16g sugar
130g milk
15g margarine
50g tofu firm
* You can also use "soft tofu" to make the buns even fluffier. It will make the dough quite soft so giving it a nice shape will become trickier. You can dust the dough with flour as you work on it, it will help (not too much though).
3.5g dry yeast

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in the yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 6 pieces. Cover it with a damp cloth. Let it rest for about 15min.
4. Shape each piece into a round ball with a line in the middle of the bun, using a stick (eg.g chopsticks). Arrange on lined baking trays. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume. Lightly sprinkle flour over the bread, using a cooking sieve.
5. Preheat the oven to 180℃ degree. Reduce the heat to 150℃ degree and bake for about 15 min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

January 23, 2020

Wiener Sausage Bread

Serving Size

6 to 8 breads

Prep Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 35 minutes

Ingredients

190g bread flour (T65)
5g gluten flour
30g plain flour/cake flour (T45)
3.5g salt
15g sugar
100g milk
20g water
30g egg, sieved (keep the excess for brushing)
15g unsalted butter
3g dry yeast

For the topping

mayonnaise
ketchup
aonori or basil flakes

Instructions

1. Add all the ingredients in the pan of your bread machine. Add yeast in the yeast compartment. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove it from the machine and place it on a floured surface.
3. Punch the dough down and divide it in 6 pieces. Cover it with a dry cloth. Let it rest for about 15min.
4. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough back and forth, shaping it into a flat oval. Arrange on lined baking trays. Slash cut each in the middle, using a bread Scraper. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
5. With a pastry brush, gently brush the surface with egg.
6. Gently place each sausage on the bread.
7. Pour mayonnaise and ketchup and sprinkle aonori or basil (the one you like).
8. Bake in a preheated 180℃ oven for about 12 min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.