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Fluffy Japanese milk bread recipe

Pam · thebreadshebakes.com · 2019 · 8

Against 73 Japanese milk bread recipes

No sugar, unlike 98% of recipes and more liquid than 90%.

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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 sugar at all, where 98% of recipes use some (most of those 8.2 to 16% of the flour weight).
  • More liquid than 90% of recipes: 84% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less butter than 90% of recipes: 7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about half as much.
  • No egg at all, where 78% of recipes use some (most of those 14 to 21% of the flour weight).
Liquid: 84%, 91st percentileButter: 7%, 9th percentileSugar: 0%, 1st percentileEgg: 0%, 11th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 62nd percentileYeast: 1.4%, 35th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 100 g boiling water100 g
  • 100 g white bread flour100 g
  • 400 g white bread flour400 g
  • 9 g salt9 g
  • 7 g dry yeast7 g
  • 300 g full fat milk (plus extra for brushing on the unbaked loaf)300 g
  • 20 g dry milk powder ((optional))20 g
  • 35 g unsalted butter (cut into pieces and softened at room temperature, plus extra for buttering the pan)35 g

flour 500 gbatter 971 g

Baker's percentages

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

  • Liquid84% · 91st percentile
  • Butter7% · 9th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 1st percentile
  • Egg0% · 11th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 62nd percentile
  • Yeast1.4% · 35th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 minutes
median 31 minutes

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