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Marbled Matcha Milk Bread

Hannah Dela Cruz · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 / one large loaf

Against 73 Japanese milk bread recipes

Less sugar than 90% of recipes and more salt than 91%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 73 Japanese milk bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 90% of recipes: 5.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about half as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Liquid: 74%, 71st percentileButter: 12%, 45th percentileSugar: 5.2%, 9th percentileEgg: 10%, 29th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 92nd percentileYeast: 1.6%, 42nd percentileLiquidButterSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 cup (227g) milk, whole preferred227 g
  • 1/2 cup (60g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour60 g
  • 1/2 cup (113g) milk, whole preferred; cold*113 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast≈ 8 g
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar25 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 3 1/2 cups (420g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour420 g
  • 2 teaspoons table salt≈ 12 g
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing pan57 g
  • 2 tablespoons (12g) matcha powder12 g
  • 1 tablespoon (14g) water14 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water (egg wash)≈ 50 g

flour 480 gbatter 998 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 73 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid74% · 71st percentile
  • Butter12% · 45th percentile
  • Sugar5.2% · 9th percentile
  • Egg10% · 29th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 92nd percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 42nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 31 minutes

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