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Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread)

tarasmulticulturaltable.com · 2024 · 1 Loaf

Against 73 Japanese milk bread recipes

No egg, unlike 78% of recipes and less sugar than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 78% of recipes use some (most of those 14 to 21% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 76% of recipes: 7.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 8.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%.
Liquid: 62%, 40th percentileButter: 8.8%, 27th percentileSugar: 7.8%, 23rd percentileEgg: 0%, 11th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 34th percentileYeast: 1.4%, 35th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1/4 cup (33 grams) bread flour33 g
  • 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) milk≈ 61 g
  • 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) water≈ 59 g
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons (7 grams) active dry yeast7 g
  • 3/4 cup (177 milliliters) lukewarm milk (105-115˚F, 40-46˚C)≈ 183 g
  • 3 1/2 cups (455 grams) bread flour455 g
  • 3 tablespoons (38 grams) granulated sugar38 g
  • 1 teaspoons salt≈ 6 g
  • 3 tablespoons (43 grams) unsalted butter (softened at room temperature)43 g

flour 488 gbatter 885 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.

  • Liquid62% · 40th percentile
  • Butter8.8% · 27th percentile
  • Sugar7.8% · 23rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 11th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 34th percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 35th percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 31 minutes

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