Japanese Milk Bread

also called shokupan · 食パン · milk bread · Hokkaido milk bread · pain de mie

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The table

Japanese Milk Bread: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
3 Tbs(25 g)bread flourcook to a paste, coolstir into the tangzhongadd and knead 8 minknead in, rise until doubledroll three coils, proof in a 9x5-in loaf panbake 350°F 35 min
1/2 cup(120 mL)whole milk
1/2 cup(120 mL)warm whole milk
1/4 cup(50 g)granulated sugar
2 1/4 tsp(7 g)instant yeast
1 largeegg
2 1/2 cups(340 g)bread flour
2 Tbs(14 g)nonfat dry milk
1 1/2 tsp(9 g)table salt
4 Tbs(55 g)softened unsalted butter
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

1cook to a paste, cool

2stir into the tangzhong

goes in with what step 1 made

3add and knead 8 min

goes in with what step 2 made

4knead in, rise until doubled

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 2 hr 43 min2 of 6 steps give no time
Needs you
about 8 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the tangzhong goes in cooled, because warm paste kills the rise and lumps bake through the loaf as streaks
  1. cook to a paste, cool

    not timedfrom the start

  2. stir into the tangzhong

    not timedfrom the start

  3. add and knead 8 min

    8 minneeds you(we think)from the start

  4. knead in, rise until doubled

    1 hrwalk away(we think)8 min in

  5. roll three coils, proof in a 9x5-in loaf pan

    1 hrwalk away(we think)1 hr 8 min in

  6. bake 350°F 35 min

    35 minwalk away(we think)2 hr 8 min in

You'll need 9x5-in loaf pan

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Japanese Milk Bread
>> category: Breads
>> tags: bread, japanese, milk, tangzhong, sandwich
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: shokupan, 食パン, milk bread, Hokkaido milk bread, pain de mie
>> servings: 12
>> time: 4 hr
>> slack: narrow — the tangzhong goes in cooled, because warm paste kills the rise and lumps bake through the loaf as streaks

>> step: cook to a paste, cool
Cook @bread flour{3%Tbs}(25 g) with @whole milk{1/2%cup}(120 mL) over low heat until thick, then cool.

>> step: stir into the tangzhong
Stir @warm whole milk{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @granulated sugar{1/4%cup}(50 g), @instant yeast{2 1/4%tsp}(7 g), and @egg{1%large} into @&(~1)tangzhong{}.

>> step: add and knead 8 min
Add @bread flour{2 1/2%cup}(340 g), @nonfat dry milk{2%Tbs}(14 g), and @table salt{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g) to @&(~1)mixture{}, then knead ~{8%min}.

>> step: knead in, rise until doubled
Knead @softened unsalted butter{4%Tbs}(55 g) into @&(~1)dough{}, then rise until doubled, ~{1%hour}.

>> step: roll three coils, proof in a 9x5-in loaf pan
Roll @&(~1)dough{} into three coils and proof in a #9x5-in loaf pan{} for ~{1%hour}.

>> step: bake 350°F 35 min
Bake @&(~1)loaf{} at 350°F for ~{35%min}.