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Shokupan Challah

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Japanese milk bread + challah = 🤤

Yield2 normal loaves or 1 giant loaf

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Step 1

Tangzhong

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Add everything together over medium heat, whisk until it becomes a paste - should happen pretty quickly.

Step 2

Primed yeast

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Heat up milk to ~95F. Add yeast, stir. Let sit for ~8 minutes.

Step 3

Dry ingredients

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Mix together dry ingredients. Malt powder is optional but helps with the flavor and texture.

Step 4

Finish dough

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Prepare the rest of the wet ingredients. Mix the primed yeast into the dry ingredients, and then the tangzhong and the wet ingredients. Add the butter last.

Step 5

Risen dough

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Let dough rise in a warm area until doubled in size.

Step 6

Shape dough and preheat oven

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Shape your dough as desired, and preheat oven to 350F. Let the dough rise.

Step 7

Egg wash and bake

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Beat the egg, brush the loaves, optionally top with flakey salt, etc. Bake for 25 minutes or until slightly browned.

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