Name: Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: For 1 Rectangular Shokupan Loaf (1.5 kin (斤) size):; 250 g warm water (104ºF, 40ºC; in the summertime when the kitchen is warm, use room temp or cold water; read about desired dough temperature in my blog post); 20 g sugar; 7 g Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 10 g honey; 7 g instant yeast (I use Fleischmann’s® bread machine yeast; 1 packet (all types) weighs 7 g; use every last granule in the packet; DO NOT use old yeast that‘s more than 6 months old; to substitute active dry yeast, use the same amount or up to 25% more active dry and proof it first in the warm water from the recipe); 350 g bread flour (King Arthur); 20 g skim milk powder or nonfat dry milk powder (Bob’s Red Mill; for vegan, use coconut milk powder; avoid soy milk powder as the dough does not rise well); 25 g unsalted butter (room temperature; for vegan, useMiyoko’s); For Greasing:; ½ tsp neutral oil (for greasing the bowl); 10 g unsalted butter (room temperature; for greasing the pan; or use cooking oil spray); For 1 Square Shokupan Loaf (1 kin (斤) size):; 167 g warm water; 14 g sugar; 4.5 g Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 7 g honey; 4.7 g instant yeast; 235 g bread flour; 14 g skim milk powder or nonfat dry milk powder; 17 g unsalted butter

Ingredients

(Servings: 1)

250 g warm water (104ºF, 40ºC; in the summertime when the kitchen is warm, use room temp or cold water; read about desired dough temperature in my blog post)

20 g sugar

7 g Diamond Crystal kosher salt

10 g honey

7 g instant yeast (I use Fleischmann’s® bread machine yeast; 1 packet (all types) weighs 7 g; use every last granule in the packet; DO NOT use old yeast that‘s more than 6 months old; to substitute active dry yeast, use the same amount or up to 25% more active dry and proof it first in the warm water from the recipe)

350 g bread flour (King Arthur)

20 g skim milk powder or nonfat dry milk powder (Bob’s Red Mill; for vegan, use coconut milk powder; avoid soy milk powder as the dough does not rise well)

25 g unsalted butter (room temperature; for vegan, useMiyoko’s)

½ tsp neutral oil (for greasing the bowl)

10 g unsalted butter (room temperature; for greasing the pan; or use cooking oil spray)

167 g warm water

14 g sugar

4.5 g Diamond Crystal kosher salt

7 g honey

4.7 g instant yeast

235 g bread flour

14 g skim milk powder or nonfat dry milk powder

17 g unsalted butter

Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan)

Ingredients

For 1 Rectangular Shokupan Loaf (1.5 Kin (斤) Size)

For Greasing

For 1 Square Shokupan Loaf (1 Kin (斤) Size)

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Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan)

Ingredients

For 1 Rectangular Shokupan Loaf (1.5 Kin (斤) Size)

For Greasing

For 1 Square Shokupan Loaf (1 Kin (斤) Size)

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 4 is assumed for the total recipe.

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Nutrition Facts