Yudane Shokupan
Fluffy and moist Daily Loaf Bread
Equipment
- 1 Loaf Bread Mold 215×110×120mm
- 1 large bowl
- 1 stand mixer
- 1 oven
Ingredients
Yudane
- 75 g Bread flour
- 125 g boiling water
Dough
- 325 g bread flour
- 30 g sugar
- 7 g salt
- 6 g instant dry yeast
- 175 g water
- 50 g whole milk
- 25 g unsalted butter
Instructions
Yudane
- Put your bread flour into a medium-size bowl and pour hot water to it.Mix to combine. Spread the roux over the surface of the bowl to cool quickly.
- Cover with the kitchen towel and let it sit until it comes to room temperature.※If you have time, let it sit overnight in the fridge to create more stability.
Dough
- (Bring Yudane to room temperature if you keep it in the fridge.)
- Put all the dry ingredients into a stand mixer bowl. While the mixer running, add milk and water. It’s always a good idea to scrape down the side. Knead for five minutes or until the gluten develops.
- Add a room temperature Yudane, and need for another five minutes. Knead until the dough stretches thinly.
- Add the room temperature butter. Knead another 2 to 3 minutes until the dough comes back together.
First rise
- Grease the bowl with a couple of drops of vegetable oil or oil spray. Shape your door into a bowl and cover with a plastic wrap.Let it rise at the warm spot for 30 to 45 minutes.
Punch
- After 30 minutes, the doors should puff up a little bit.We are using a heavy cream that prevents the proofing, so we need to activate the yeast by punching. Fold the edges of the dough into the center and shape into a ball.What this does is releasing the gas and take a fresh air into the dough, and activate the yeast to the enen more.
- If you poke the dough with a dusted finger, and it doesn't spring back, it is proofed enough.Take out the dough on the dusted working surface and divide into 2.
Shaping
- Shape into a ball, cover with the plastic wrap to prevent drying out. Let them relax for 15 mins.This is called bench time or bench rest.Bench rest makes it easy to shape into a final shape.
- After 15 mins, take out the rested dough, shape into a ball. Strech the surface under and pinch to seal.
Second rise & Baking
- Put it into greased mold side by side.Cover with a plastic wrap and let it rise at a warm spot for 45 to 50 mins or until rises half an inch below the edge. Preheat the oven to 180 ℃（375℉）
- Cover the lid and pot it into the oven for 40 mins.
- Take out from the mold and put on a wire rack to cool completely.