Monday 27 August 2012

Hainanese Bread Loaf

I finally have the recipe for the local bread sold in the local bakery! It's so easy to make if you have a Kitchen Aid. Simple, easy and yummy!

Ingredients
8gm Instant Yeast
400gm Bread Flour
30gm Castor Sugar
8gm Salt
225ml Water or Milk
50gm Shortening or Unsalted Butter

Method
Mix ALL dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl
Using a Kitchen Aid and the dough hook, add Milk or Water to your ingredients and let the Kitchen Aid knead the dough for you. This should be about 10mins depending on the look of your dough.
After all ingredients have combined, add Shortening or Butter and knead in the Kitchen Aid for about 8-10 mins. Check elasticity of dough. Stop the Kitchen Aid and check the dough by lifting up the dough hook. If it looks like most of the dough is hanging off the hook, it's ready. Alternatively, pinch the end of the dough and stretch it gently. If it can be stretched about 5 cm without forming a hole, it should be ready.
Wrap cling wrap on top of your mixing bowl and let the dough rest for about 30-40 mins. The dough should double in size.
Take the dough out and flatten the dough on a work top with your fingers till it is a rectangular shape. About 7inches by 3.5 inches.
At one end of the dough start rolling it up till it looks like a swiss roll and seal the edges with your fingers.
Put the dough into a 8 inches by 4 inches bread tin.
Let the dough proof for another 30-40mins in a place that is not windy.
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
Bake for 30-40mins with no fan.



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