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Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Wonderfully Soft Bread



Read some pretty good review about this bread from CLLINBABY's blog. Couldn't resist trying out this recipe. This bread is really soft even when the bread is cold. I was surprised to find that the bread is still nice and soft the next day. Take a look at the bread texture photo which is taken the next morning after baking. Doesn't it looked soft to you?
This is the original recipe: CLLINBABY. I did not follow the recipe to the dot but tweaked it a little to suit my preference.
If you like bread, this is a must try recipe.

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I liked this the best, the cinnamon is really aromatic
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This photo is taken the next morning after baking.
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Ingredients:
310g bread flour
60g cake flour
40g Nestle CoffeeMate
115ml skim milk
20g condensed milk
55g castor sugar
3g salt
7g instant yeast
1 egg + 2 egg yolks
40g butter (room temperature)

Egg Glace: 1 egg lightly beaten with 1 tsp water

Method:
1. Sieve flour mixture into a large mixing bowl.
2. Make a well in the middle of flour mixture and add in all the rest of ingredients except butter.
3. Mix till a dough is formed and knead in the butter till you get a smooth dough.
4. Prove dough for 50 minutes or till double in size.
5. Divide dough into 12 portions of 60g each and shape it or wrap in the filling. Prove for another 50 minutes or till double in size.
6. Brush with egg wash and bake at 190C for 15 minutes or till cooked.

Shaping:
Soft Cup Bread

Shape each dough into 60g pieces and put it in muffin cups of about 5.5cm -6cm in diameter for final proving. Make 3 cuts on the surface of the cup bread with a pair of floured scissors.

Cinnamon Roll
Flatten 260g of bread dough with a rolling pin into a width 20cm and length 25cm rectangular flat dough.
Brush some water on it and sprinkle a mixture of 1 tsp cinnamon powder and 1 tsp castor sugar.
Top it with optional amount of raisins.
Roll it up like a swiss roll and seal the widthwise end.
Trim off the uneven right and left sides of the swiss roll dough.
Cut into 4 equal pieces with a floured knife.
After final proving and before egg glace make an indent in the middle of each piece with a floured chopstick.
Drizzle icing (24g icing sugar + 1 tsp warm water) to cooled cinnamon rolls and sprinkle some almond flake bits on it.

Notes:
I used the dough cycle in my bread machine to do all the work.
I added raisins and cranberries to some of my soft cup bread.
I used warm milk, microwave the milk on HIGH for 30 seconds.

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45 Comments:

At 10 August, 2005 11:52, Blogger Lazyg3r said...

Hi Flo,
For the cinnamon rolls, we should make the indentation in the middle of the cut surface or on the side?

 
At 10 August, 2005 12:40, Blogger Florence said...

Hi Lazyg3r,
Should be on the smooth surface without those swirls. So when you make the indentation in the middle the swirls will stick out on the left and right sides and face the sky.
Hope you know what I mean!

 
At 10 August, 2005 13:51, Anonymous Oppss said...

OMG, this one really looks SOFT!!
I gotta try it soon!

 
At 10 August, 2005 19:53, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence, I would like to try out this recipe. Can you let me know 20g of condensed milk is about how many tsp or Tbsp ?

Thanks for sharing.

jc

 
At 10 August, 2005 20:03, Anonymous susan said...

hi florance
can i replace coffemate with milk powder?
susan

 
At 10 August, 2005 21:33, Blogger Florence said...

Hi jc,
20g condensed milk will be about 1 tablespoonful.

Hi Susan,
I suppose you can replace coffeemate with milk powder!

 
At 10 August, 2005 21:34, Blogger Florence said...

Hi oppss,
Will check the goodies at your blog then. Happy baking! :)

 
At 11 August, 2005 19:43, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks Florence.

jc

 
At 12 August, 2005 17:11, Blogger Precious Moments said...

Florence, I tried out this a few days back. It is indeed soft but I am wondering how come my dough doesn't rise to double its size?

 
At 12 August, 2005 17:16, Blogger Florence said...

Hi preciousmoments,

Temperature and humidity will affect the rising of the dough. What I usually do is that I will put my dough in a greased bowl, cling wrap it and put it in an enclosed area(eg. oven) with a big bowl of boiling water to help the dough to rise. It always work for me especially during the final proving as my first proving is done by the breadmachine. :)

 
At 13 August, 2005 04:28, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, Florence:

Do you mean that the greased bowl with the dough in should be put in the big bowl of boiling water? Or they are put in separate.

Sally

 
At 13 August, 2005 08:08, Blogger Florence said...

Hi Sally,
Just put a bowl of boiling water beside the vessel containing the dough to be proved.
The hot steam will help the dough to prove better.

 
At 13 August, 2005 21:26, Blogger myCoffee said...

Hi Florence,
Nice blog. Have to say I am enjoying your posts very much! Both for the recipes and delicious-looking pictures.
I tried this recipe today and I just LOVE it! You are right, this is a must for all bread lovers.
Anyway, I could not get the exact measurement for 3g salt and 7g yeast on my kitchen scale. Can you tell me how much in terms of tsp? TQ!

 
At 14 August, 2005 09:47, Blogger Florence said...

Hi mycoffee,
Glad that you liked the bread.
3g salt = a little less than 1/2 tsp
7g yeast = 2 tsp

Hope this is of help to you. :)

 
At 15 August, 2005 07:58, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence,

Tried your bread recipe over the weekend and it is really soft!! A must for all bread lovers!! Please could you advise how to make a steamed pau which is white, soft and fluffy??

Thank you Florence...u r a real angel baker!!

Ning Ning

 
At 15 August, 2005 08:32, Blogger Florence said...

Hi Ning Ning,
Thank you for dropping by.
Glad that you liked this bread.
Will post the steamed paus when I get the right texture for it.
So, do keep a look-out, it maybe this week or next. ^o*

 
At 15 August, 2005 16:22, Blogger Precious Moments said...

Thanks for the tip. I will definitely try this again.

 
At 22 August, 2005 15:20, Blogger Jas said...

Oh yah Florence,

I tried your soft bread's recipe last week. Thought I had made some mistake like got the wrong measurement for the yeast but still the bread texture was still soft.

 
At 19 September, 2005 17:38, Anonymous susan said...

Hi Florence
i have finally got a chance to make this bread during the weekend, it was my first attempt at making bread (without breadmaker somemore)! it turned out so soft, thank you so much, now it gave me confidence to try making more bread,i substitute coffemate with milk powder,all the frens here love it.thank you so much!

 
At 19 September, 2005 19:37, Blogger Florence said...

Hi Susan,
Glad that your friends liked this bread.
Hope you have enjoyed this homemade bread yourself too! Looking forward to see more of your goodies. ^o*

 
At 08 October, 2005 11:41, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi! im learning how to bake and just wondering...whats difference between cake flour and bread flour? i only see all purpose flour and whatnot at the supermarket.

 
At 08 October, 2005 13:48, Blogger Florence said...

Hi,
Cake flour is a low gluten flour with protein level of 8%-9%.
Bread flour is a high gluten flour with a protein level of 12%-13%.
Flour protein level determines the kind of baking results you'll get and also different types of flours have different liquid absorption properties.
If you replace bread flour with all purpose flour the result/end product will be less than glorious.

 
At 09 October, 2005 00:34, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, thanks a bunch but i went to the supermarket and found flours without % only ones with such as 3g or 4g.

 
At 09 October, 2005 09:12, Blogger Florence said...

Hi,
Can you tell me which country you are from?
Maybe net friends from the same country can help you and tell you where to get the required flours.

 
At 09 October, 2005 22:30, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence

I tried making the roll today and I must say the texture is the softest I have tried so far amoung all other sweet bun dought recipe I have tried before.

Thanks for your wonderful recipe.

Rgds
Li Ling

 
At 10 October, 2005 15:58, Anonymous tim said...

hi, im from california, USA
behind the packages of flour on the label it only tell me how many grams of protien it has but not in %

 
At 13 October, 2005 03:01, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence, I haven't had any experience with making bread, but would certainly love to try out this recipe. Can you explain to me what is proving?

 
At 13 October, 2005 16:48, Blogger Florence said...

Hi,
Proving means leave the dough in a covered vessel and let it rest in an enclosed area of temperature about 28C for about 50 - 60 minutes before you do anything to it.

 
At 10 August, 2006 18:13, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi florence
I would like to try this wonderfully Soft Bread,can i use UHT milk instead of skim milk.Thank

 
At 27 November, 2006 09:07, Blogger Florence said...

Hi,
Yes, infact you can use any kind of liquid milk. :)

 
At 09 June, 2007 22:46, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence,

I am making this bread now.

My dough did not double the size during the 1st proving after 50 mins. I'd placed a bowl of hot water in my oven to aid the process but still did not double up. In fact whether got increase in volume or not I also don't know :p

Anyway, after that 50 mins, I carry on with the next step in shaping the dough and send it for proving again. Now, 2 hrs have passed since ... and it does seems like there's some increase in volume but however not twice the size yet :p

Oh well ... guess I will go ahead and bake this batch and redo it on a hotter day ... kekeke

rdgs,
irenechin (KC)

 
At 05 October, 2007 19:24, Blogger Celine said...

Florence,

This is another of your recipes that I have tried, got it right at 1st attempt and had since became the "the" bread for my hubby and kids.

I used my Kenwood breadmaker, dough function to make it, and it was awesome, each time. I used your tip of doing the knead 2X.

I proved all my friends (owners of Kitchenaid mixers) wrong about breadmaker not able to produce wonderfully soft bread.

Florence, thanks loads for another wonderfully great recipe!

Warmest regards,
Celine

 
At 05 October, 2007 21:28, Blogger Florence said...

Celine,
Glad you liked this one too!
You are a good student because you paid attention to my notes - I mean the knead 2x in bread machine. :D

 
At 09 November, 2007 12:06, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence!

Tried this recipe of yours yesterday and it was a real success. I used the dough and make it into ham and sausage buns - yield 12 pieces. My family finished everything for breakfast. They like it very much. Thanks Florence.

3princesses

 
At 09 November, 2007 21:05, Blogger Florence said...

3princesses,
Glad you liked it! :)

 
At 31 March, 2008 11:51, Blogger dumb-baker said...

Hi Florence,

I made this bread last friday. It turned out really good. *Salute*.However, i need a piece of advice from you. I made this bread with the breadmachine. After the dough cycle completed, i took it out and shaped it. But i find the dough very sticky...is this the way it is? I added plain flour bit by bit and knead it until it's not sticky. Just curious if you encounter the sticky dough when u made this bread?

Rgds.

 
At 31 March, 2008 11:54, Blogger Florence said...

dumb-baker,
Bear in mind that the stickier the dough, the softer the bread. However, you may wish to oil your hands before you work with the dough instead of adding more flour. But choose whichever you are most comfortable with.

 
At 30 June, 2008 12:54, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi florence,
I tried this recipe and its not that soft and turns hard when cold.Is it due to insufficient kneading? And when i eat the bread,i find that the smell of the yeast is quite strong. Im doin the kneading by hand as i do not have a bread maker machine.

Please help me.

 
At 30 June, 2008 12:57, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi florence, forgot to type in my name for the previous post. I am Gossiping.

 
At 23 December, 2008 20:41, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Florence... I have a question... I'd like to try this recipe by using breadmaker. Is there any guidance which ingredients should be put first? Does the butter should still be added after the other ingredients have been mixed? Many thanks.
RR

 
At 15 February, 2009 18:49, Blogger wendyywy said...

I tried this recipe yesterday night. The bread was soft, unexpectedly soft w/o softeners.
But I do find that it rises very slowly. It was 29C yesterday night and it took 4 hours to go double and another 4 hours after shaping.
But it was worth the wait. Maybe my yeast was on holiday mood.. kekekeke!

 
At 23 March, 2009 05:53, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi,
Could you tell me what is bread flour and what is cake flour? Can I use normal flour and still get a soft texture afterwards.
Eric

 
At 23 March, 2009 20:53, Blogger Florence said...

Eric,
Bread flour is strong flour or high protein flour.
Cake flour is superfine flour or low protein flour.
Hope this helps! :)

 
At 27 December, 2009 13:24, Anonymous chuany said...

today i bake this bread, n yes, it is wonderfully soft, thx alot for sharing, i love ur pai pau bread too, love this blog ^^

 
At 19 May, 2011 10:54, Blogger MamaFaMi said...

Thank you for sharing this recipe with us Florence. I've tried your recipe with slight changes. It's lovely. And I've posted the recipe in my blog with credit given to you. Thank you once again.
http://mamafami.blogspot.com/2011/05/wonderfully-soft-bread.html

 

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