Victorian Milk Bread
photo by WaterMelon
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
ingredients
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 300 ml tepid milk
- 500 g bread flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
directions
- Sprinkle yeast and sugar into 100ml of milk in a bowl.
- Let sit 5 mins; stir to dissolve.
- Stir in another 100ml of milk.
- Mix 400g of flour with the salt.
- Make a well in centre and pour in the yeasted milk.
- Mix with wooden spoon.
- Stir in the remaining 100ml of milk to form a sticky dough.
- If dough is too sticky, mix in the remaining flour (1 tablespoon at a time) until a knead-able dough forms.
- Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface.
- Knead until smooth and elastic (it will feel like a baby's bottom); about 10 minutes.
- Use the remaining (or more) flour if necessary.
- Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl.
- Turn to coat dough with oil.
- Cover with plastic wrap/tea towel.
- Leave to rise for 45 minutes.
- Knock back, cover and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
- Grease a 1 lb loaf pan.
- Shape the dough to fit in the pan.
- Cover, then prove until dough is 1-inch above the top of the pan (about 1 hour).
- Make egg glaze by lightly beating the egg with 1 tablespoon of milk.
- Brush the top of the loaf with the glaze.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F/200°C for 45 minutes until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
- Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
WaterMelon
Singapore
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