You may know it as “Japanese milk bread” or “Hokkaido milk bread,” named for the region’s famous milk. It’s the peak of indulgence, golden brown on the outside and soft and fluffy ...

Brush a 900g/2lb loaf tin with oil. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into four equal pieces. Roll each piece out to a rectangle and then fold in each of the long sides.

1. The night before: To make the milk paste, whisk together the milk and flour in a small saucepan off heat until there are no lumps. Then turn the heat to medium-low and stir constantly for a few ...

Japanese hokkaido milk bread recipe. Ingredients Dry. 275 gm bread flour / all purpose flour plus extra for kneading as required ... Cost Rs 245 for 400 gm (loaf); Rs 165 for 400 gm (buns) ...

Selections were plenty: dry toast, Vienna bread, corn bread, buttered bread and milk toast. The basic fine-grained white sandwich loaf, or Pullman bread, was baked in a special pan with a sliding ...

To put it in restaurant trend terms, milk bread is having its “cacio e pepe” moment. It’s now become a requisite on cool restaurant menus, and it’s not going anywhere.

Known outside Japan as Hokkaido milk bread, within Japan it’s ‘shokupan’, and it has cult status. Japan may be a rice-based culture, but they have perfected the art of the fluffy white loaf.

What makes this bread so darn delicious is that each ingredient (flour, yeast, butter, sugar, milk, and sweetened condensed milk) perfectly balances its counterparts to ensure a light, cloud-like ...

Whole milk: With whole milk and dry milk powder in the mix, Japanese milk bread is true to its name. Whole milk is the main hydrator for this loaf, along with a small amount of butter and water.