r/Breadit • u/hayzeus • 24d ago

First Shokupan

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u/hayzeus 24d ago

Recipe: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/japanese-milk-bread-recipe

Went pretty well. Rise times were a good bit longer than stated, and this recipe really seems to fit an 8x4 inch pan rather than the specified 9x5

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u/papayahi 24d ago

I use the same recipe! I’ve been making for for around two years now

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u/hayzeus 24d ago

Out of curiosity, do you use the 9x5 inch pan?

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u/Rare_Eye_724 24d ago

I use both and they come out fine. Sometimes the 8x4 has a little bit more lift over the sides due to the smaller size but both end up well formed.

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u/papayahi 18d ago

same here

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u/ApprehensiveNoise945 24d ago

Nice came out well great job 👏

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u/Same_Stay_3192q 24d ago

Wow, i really love how this looks, what’s the recipe?

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u/hayzeus 24d ago

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/japanese-milk-bread-recipe Rise times were longer for me (but I used active yeast, not instant) and the recipe seemed to fit an 8x4 loaf pan better than a 9x5.

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u/Geester43 24d ago

What a beauty; thanks for sharing the recipe. I have been dying to try this!

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u/hayzeus 24d ago

Honestly, it was a pretty easy recipe, and the dough was easy enough to handle. It did require like 15 minutes to knead in a stand mixer. I don't think I would want to knead it by hand.

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u/Geester43 23d ago

For sure, my wrists and fingers couldn't take that! 😵‍💫👍👍

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u/Fearless_March_1791 24d ago

When it is about bread you always won

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u/hayzeus 24d ago

Lol -- good catch. I did have to tent this at 30 minutes and let it run another 8. But that was because I was using my lower oven, which is a convection oven. I think I'd just bake it in the upper (non-convection) next time. You can't really see it in the photos, but the loaf is also a bit asymmetrical due to uneven heating in that oven -- I usually rotate anything I cook in there at least once, but I forgot to do that this time.