Name: Brioche with a bread machine
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 200g bread flour (or 195g T65 + 5g gluten flour); 25g white sugar; 4g salt; 45 to 50g unsalted butter; 4g dry yeast; 1 egg + enough whole milk to make a total of 150g; 3g whole milk powder; 50 to 60g pearl sugar

January 1, 2021

Brioche with a bread machine

Serving Size

8 to 10 brioches

Prep Time

1 hour, 15 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

1 hour, 45 minutes

Ingredients

200g bread flour (or 195g T65 + 5g gluten flour)
25g white sugar
4g salt
45 to 50g unsalted butter
4g dry yeast
1 egg + enough whole milk to make a total of 150g
3g whole milk powder
50 to 60g pearl sugar

Instructions

1. Add milk, egg, bread flour, (gluten flour), sugar, salt, and milk powder in the pan of your bread machine. Select dough cycle and press start as per manufacturer's instructions.
2. After 5 min, add butter and add yeast in the yeast compartment.
3. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and place it on a floured surface.
4. Punch the dough down while sprinkling pearl sugar and knead together gently. Then divide it in 8 to 10 pieces and lightly shape the dough into balls. Cover them with a dry cloth. Let rest for about 15min bench time.
5. Re-shape each piece into a round ball. Arrange them on a lined baking tray or in a cupcake or muffin mold (as you prefer). Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
6. Bake in a preheated 180℃ oven for 10 to 12 min. Remove from the oven and let it cool down on a wire rack.

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.

February 16, 2020

Mochi donuts with glutinous rice flour

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Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

1 hour

Total Time

2 hours

Ingredients

95g bread flour (T65)
30g glutinous rice flour
20g sugar
1.5g fine salt
10g egg yolk
25g milk
45g water
10g unsalted butter
1.3g dry yeast

For the glaze

50g confectioners' sugar
dash of salt
2 tsp water

Instructions

1. Add all the dough ingredients in the pan of your bread machine (as per manufacturer instructions). Select dough cycle and press start.
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 dry cloth. Let it rest for about 15min.
4. Shape a piece into a log and roll it up tightly. Roll over the log with your hands to about 20cm long. Then stick together both ends to make a circle. Place on a fitting size parchment or waxed paper. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces.
5. Cover and let rise for 40~60min in a warm place or until the dough has doubled in volume.
6. Heat the oil to about 170℃. When the oil is heated, carefully place the donuts in. Dip 2 to 3 per batch, depending on the size of your fryer or pan.
7. Flip them over as soon as they become golden brown on the underside, at the same time remove the parchment paper and deep-fry until the other side are golden blown. Place onto prepared rack. Repeat with remaining donuts.
8. Make the glaze
In a bowl, whisk all of the glaze ingredients together. Microwave for about 30 to 40 sec until they are liquid. Dip each donut (no need to wait for them to cool) into the glaze. Place back onto a rack to let excess glaze drain.

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 9, 2020

Bacon Epi Bread with home bakery

Serving Size

4 epi bread

Prep Time

2 hours

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

2 hours, 15 minutes

Ingredients

250g bread flour (T65)
5g salt
3g sugar
170g water
2g dry yeast (SAF)
4 tsp mayonnaise
200g bacon

Instructions

1. Measure carefully, placing all ingredients (flour, salt, sugar and water) in your home bakery machine. The dry yeast probably needs to be placed in a dedicated compartement. Select Dough/Manual cycle and press start.
2. When the dough cycle is complete, remove and place it on a floured surface. Punch the dough down and divide it into 4 equal pieces. Cover it with a dry cloth. Take bench time for 15 to 20min.
3. On the floured surface, roll out a piece to a 18~20cm long oval shape with a rolling pin. Then spread the bacon (50g each) on the dough.
4. Fold the dough onto itself length-wise : the right-most side onto itself and the left-most side onto itself. Both meeting along the centerline. Roll over the dough to flatten it lightly.
5. Fold the dough length-wise once more closing it onto itself form both sides again. Only this time, we are shaping it into a log (instead of aiming for flat). Pinch it with your fingers a little along the centerline to 'stitch' it together. Make all 4 logs in this way.
6. Place the dough logs side by side but not too close on a lightly floured cloth, seam side down to rest. Lift up the cloth between baguettes into a pleat to help the dough hold its shape. Let it rise for about 40min in a warm place or until it about doubles in size (the volume increase actually depends on the temperature).
7. Pre-heat the oven to 230℃.
8. Once the logs have risen, gently transfer them onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (seam side down).
9. Flour the dough logs lightly and start cutting them : Using a pair of clean kitchen scissors, make deep cuts in the dough at a 45 degree angle. At each cut, slide-push the dough alternatively to the left and then to the right.
10 Bake for 15~20min until the crust is browned.