Oil-Free Miso Bread with Cake Flour

Name: Oil-Free Miso Bread with Cake Flour
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams Cake flour; 20 grams Sugar; 30 grams Miso; 3 grams Instant dry yeast; 130 ml Lukewarm water (warm to the touch)

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A user taught me that you can make the best bread using cake flour by not including too many ingredients. Since the gluten content is also low if you add too much to the dough it just weighs it down. So when I thought about cutting down on the extra ingredients I figured I could use whatever I had at home. Checking the fridge I discovered miso, and figured that fermented foods are good for you. That's how this bread came to be.

The moisture of the miso varies, so add it carefully while keeping that in mind. This is my personal preference, but since I like the bottom of the bread to have a nice baked color and be crispy, I bake them with that intent. I also like the aroma of the miso. Recipe by Ryouko

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Ingredients

6 servings

200 gramsCake flour
20 gramsSugar
30 gramsMiso
3 gramsInstant dry yeast
130 mlLukewarm water (warm to the touch)

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Steps

1

Combine the cake flour, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. Add the lukewarm water a little at a time and mix. (In the summer or otherwise hot temperatures, use cold water.) Once the dough has come together, mix in the miso and knead for 15 to 20 minutes (until it becomes smooth like mochi rice cakes).
2

Allow the dough to rise to twice or 2.5 times in height (I do this in the oven at 30℃ for 50 minutes). Coat your finger with flour and do a "finger check". Use a knife to cut into 6 portions, form them into round balls, then cover with a damp cloth to keep them from drying out. Let them sit for 10 minutes.
3

Lightly press down on them, then restore the shape and allow to rise for a second time to twice or 2.5 times in height (I do this in the oven at 40℃ for 20 minutes). Before the dough finishes rising, preheat your oven to 200℃. Bake at 200℃ for 15-20 minutes (adjust the cooking times accordingly depending on your oven).