6 Homemade Bread Recipes

🍞 6 Homemade Bread Recipes

  1. Brown Bread

Ingredients

  • 250 g whole wheat flour
  • 250 g bread flour
  • 330 ml warm water
  • 30 g brown sugar
  • 10 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 30 g vegetable oil
  • 15 g milk powder, optional

Method

  1. Mix the whole wheat flour, bread flour, brown sugar, yeast, and milk powder.
  2. Add warm water and vegetable oil. Mix until a dough forms.
  3. Add the salt and knead for 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  4. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1–1½ hours, or until doubled.
  5. Punch down the dough and shape it into a loaf.
  6. Place in a greased loaf pan. Cover and let rise for another 30–45 minutes.
  7. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes.
  8. Cool completely before slicing.
  9. Sandwich Bread

Ingredients

  • 500 g bread flour
  • 150 ml milk
  • 150 ml water
  • 30 g sugar
  • 10 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 40 g butter
  • 20 g milk powder

Method

  1. Combine flour, milk powder, sugar, and instant yeast.
  2. Add milk and water and mix into a dough.
  3. Add salt and softened butter.
  4. Knead for 8–12 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  5. Cover and let rise for 1–1½ hours, until doubled.
  6. Deflate and shape into a loaf.
  7. Place in a greased loaf tin and let rise for 30–45 minutes.
  8. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes.
  9. Brush the hot loaf lightly with butter for a softer crust.
  10. Cool completely before slicing.
  11. Milk Bread Loaf

Ingredients

  • 500 g bread flour
  • 300 ml milk
  • 50 g sugar
  • 9 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 25 g milk powder
  • 50 g butter

Method

  1. Mix bread flour, milk powder, sugar, and instant yeast.
  2. Gradually add the milk and mix into a dough.
  3. Add salt and softened butter.
  4. Knead for 10–12 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.
  5. Cover and allow to rise for 1–1½ hours, until doubled.
  6. Shape the dough and place it in a greased loaf pan.
  7. Cover and proof for 30–45 minutes.
  8. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes.
  9. Cool on a wire rack before slicing.
  10. 🇫🇷 Pain de Mie

Ingredients

  • 500 g bread flour
  • 150 ml milk
  • 150 ml water
  • 40 g butter
  • 25 g sugar
  • 10 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 20 g milk powder

Method

  1. Combine flour, milk powder, sugar, and yeast.
  2. Add milk and water and mix until a dough forms.
  3. Add salt and softened butter.
  4. Knead for 10–12 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  5. Cover and let rise for 1–1½ hours, until doubled.
  6. Shape the dough tightly and place it into a greased Pullman loaf pan.
  7. Let it proof until the dough is close to the top of the pan.
  8. If using a Pullman lid, close the lid.
  9. Bake at 190°C (375°F) for about 30–35 minutes.
  10. Remove from the pan and cool completely before slicing.
  11. 🇯🇵 Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread)

Tangzhong

  • 25 g bread flour
  • 125 ml milk

Main Dough

  • 475 g bread flour
  • 150 ml milk
  • 1 egg (approximately 50 g)
  • 60 g sugar
  • 9 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 20 g milk powder
  • 50 g butter

Method

Make the Tangzhong

  1. Whisk 25 g flour and 125 ml milk in a saucepan until smooth.
  2. Cook over low-medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens into a smooth paste.
  3. Remove from heat and let it cool until lukewarm.

Make the Dough
4. Combine bread flour, milk powder, sugar, and yeast.
5. Add the cooled tangzhong, milk, and egg.
6. Mix until a dough forms.
7. Add salt and softened butter.
8. Knead for 10–15 minutes, until very smooth and elastic.
9. Cover and let rise for 1–1½ hours, until doubled.
10. Divide into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece out, fold/roll tightly, and place them side-by-side in a greased loaf pan.
11. Cover and proof until the dough reaches about 80–90% of the pan height.
12. Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes.
13. Remove immediately from the pan and cool before slicing.

  1. 🇺🇸 American Sandwich Loaf

Ingredients

  • 500 g bread flour
  • 300 ml warm water
  • 30 g sugar
  • 10 g salt
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 35 g butter
  • 20 g milk powder

Method

  1. Mix bread flour, milk powder, sugar, and instant yeast.
  2. Add warm water and mix until a dough forms.
  3. Add salt and softened butter.
  4. Knead for 8–12 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
  5. Cover and let rise for 1–1½ hours, or until doubled.
  6. Punch down and shape into a tight loaf.
  7. Place in a greased loaf pan and proof for 30–45 minutes.
  8. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes, until golden brown.
  9. Brush with a little butter while hot if desired.
  10. Cool completely before slicing.

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