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Soft As Cotton Custard Bread

ping
33 minutes
1 loaf
Intermediate

So soft, So cottony, so delicious just on its own!

Total Steps

13

Ingredients

12

Tools Needed

9

Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons bread flour/ high protein flour
  • 65 ml fresh milk
  • 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract/ vanilla essence(optional)
  • 250 grams bread flour/ high protein flour
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoons quick active dry yeast
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons milk powder
  • 100 ml water
  • 25 grams unsalted butter

Instructions

1

Step 1

Put all custard ingredients (except vanilla) into a pot and whisk until smooth.

2

Step 2

Cook mixture at medium heat, stirring continuously, until it thickens into a paste. Remove from heat.

3

Step 3

Stir in vanilla.

4

Step 4

1 hour

Transfer custard into a small bowl, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

5

Step 5

Mix dough ingredients with the cooled custard until well combined.

6

Step 6

Knead dough until it becomes smooth and elastic and no longer sticky.

7

Step 7

1 hour

Place dough in a lightly oiled mixing bowl. Cover bowl with cling wrap or a tea towel and leave for an hour, or until double in size.

8

Step 8

Punch out the dough and knead a little to get rid of air bubbles.

9

Step 9

Divide dough into 3 portions and shape them into neat little balls.

10

Step 10

1 hour

Place them side by side in the oiled loaf tin. Cover with wrap or a tea towel and allow to rise for another hour.

11

Step 11

30 minutes

Bake in a preheated oven of 180˚C for 30 minutes.

12

Step 12

To prevent the top from over-browning, tent bread with aluminum foil after 20 minutes of baking.

13

Step 13

Unmold immediately when done. Cool completely before storing.

Tools & Equipment

pot
whisk
small bowl
cling wrap
mixing bowl
tea towel
loaf tin (L8" x W4 1/2" x H4")
oven
aluminum foil

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