Standard Shokupan - Plain Bread Loaf

Name: Standard Shokupan - Plain Bread Loaf
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 grams Bread (strong) flour; 10 grams Sugar; 10 grams Honey; 2 grams Dry yeast; 100 grams Milk; 2 grams Salt; 10 grams Butter

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I wanted to eat delicious, freshly baked bread at home, so I started making this.

I don't have any hints in particular...but, if I have to add one, the key to a light and bouncy finish is to knead it thoroughly and properly to start with. (I wrote more than 5 minutes, but ideally you want to knead it about 10 minutes.)
You can use condensed milk instead of honey for a different flavor. For loaf pan: 18 x 8 x 6 cm [7 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in]. Recipe by keromido

I wanted to eat delicious, freshly baked bread at home, so I started making this.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to eat delicious, freshly baked bread at home, so I started making this.

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Ingredients

6 servings

150 gramsBread (strong) flour
10 gramsSugar
10 gramsHoney
2 gramsDry yeast
100 gramsMilk
2 gramsSalt
10 gramsButter

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Steps

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Put all the ingredients in a bowl, and knead. Knead for at least 5 minutes.
2

Once the dough is kneaded, form into a ball, cover with a tightly wrung out moistened kitchen towel, and leave to rise for about 40 minutes.
3

If it has increased in volume to about 1.5 times its original size, and a hole made with a finger remains, it's good.
4

Deflate the dough and divide into 3 portions. Round off each portions, cover with a tightly wrung out moistened kitchen towel and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
5

Butter a bread pan and dust lightly with some bread flour (the butter and flour here are not listed in the ingredients).
6

Deflate the rested dough, and roll out into rectangles.
7

Fold one-third of one long side in.
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Fold the other side in by one-third.
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Roll up the dough from the end. Securely close off the end.
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Line up the dough piece towards one end. Leave to rise again (2nd rising) for 40 minutes.
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When it has finished rising, preheat the oven to 200 °C. If you brush the top with milk (not listed in ingredients) it will have a nice shiny finish. Bake at 200 °C for 20 to 25 minutes.
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When the bread comes out of the oven, drop it from about a 20 cm height 2 to 3 times. Take the loaf out of the pan and leave to cool on a rack.
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Enjoy!
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