Asian Milk Bread
Bread machine Asian Milk bread recipe perfect for busy people and moms. I adjusted the sugar levels to be less than most conventional recipes. Perfect for tuna sandwiches, avocado toast, or slathered with almond butter. Never go back to buying sandwich bread again! Recipe makes a 2 lb loaf or 12 slices.
Ingredients
Tangzhong Ingredients
- 2.5 tbsp bread flour or AP flour
- 1/4 c water
- 1/4 c milk I used oat milk, can use regular whole milk.
Wet Ingredient
- 1/2 c milk I used oat milk, can use regular whole milk.
- 1/4 c unsalted butter Cut into 4 cubes.
- 1 egg, medium Slightly beaten.
Dry Ingredients
- 2.5 c bread flour or AP flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp yeast I use active dry yeast.
Instructions
Make the Tangzhong
- Add 2.5 tbsp flour, 1/4 c milk, and 1/4 c water into a small pot and heat over medium-low heat. Stir constantly with a small whisk until the mixture becomes a pudding consistency.
- Set aside Tangzhong paste in a small bowl and let cool to room temperature.
Add Wet Ingredients
- Put 1/2 c milk, 1/4 c cubed butter, 1 slightly beaten egg, and cooled Tangzhong into the bread machine pan.
Add Dry Ingredients
- Add 2.5 c flour on top of wet ingredients. Add 1 tsp salt to one corner of bread pan. Add 2 tbsp of sugar to other side of bread pan.
- Make a small indentation in the middle of the flour with a spoon. Add 2 tsp yeast.
- Turn on bread machine and put in settings. I use the REGULAR, BASIC setting on my Zoji with MEDIUM crust. Enjoy fresh bread in 3 hours!