Bake with Cheese

Bread dough is so versatile. The shape and size is up to the baker's creativity. These are some of the expressions I have baking with white bread dough and cheese.

Doughnuts

Fresh doughnuts without topping

Coated with fine sugar: My favourite

Ingredients:

300 grams High Protein Flour

2 tsp instant dry yeast

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp fine salt

3 tbsp icing sugar

2 tbsp milk powder

30 grams butter

1 egg yolk

130 ml water

Methods:

Mix all ingredients and knead to form dough. Cover dough with wet cloth and leave it to prove for 45 minutes or till it double in size.

Punch down then mould it to a ball and let it rest for another 30 minutes.

Roll it out into a thin sheet about 10mm thick, cut it with a doughnut cutter.

Place uncooked doughnuts onto a lightly floured baking tray, cover with a wet cloth and leave to prove till double in size.

Deep fry doughnuts in hot oil till golden brown then coat with fine sugar while still hot, or any desired topping.

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Whole Meal Loaf

English Cottage Loaf

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More family favorite! Fresh Buns....

Dinner Buns

A basket full of buns

Dinner Buns

Cheese Buns

We ate all these buns in one day.... believe it or not?

I’ve not touched bread dough for more than 10 years, simply because I was too lazy to bake. Re-calling those days when my kids were very young and my hands were full of chores, yet, I could spend time making bread?!?! I guess it was the distraction I needed.

Some of us in MSG(Mother Support Group) used to share recipes in baking. One session, I volunteered to demonstrate making “Whole Meal Loaf”. Those were the days where electric bread makers were not introduced yet; so, it was handmade from scratch. When it was done, the joy of smelling Freshly Baked Bread was indescribable, and then we proceed to savor it with coffee and tea and chit-chatting. How wonderful….

Last week, after one decade, I decided to try making bread again. I was quite doubtful at first when the dough was not rising; I guess I was too impatient as yeast needs time to rise. Surprisingly it was quite well done. All I need now is more practice and those sausage buns will look nicer in shapes!

Recipe for Dinner Buns above:

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups of fresh milk

¼ warm water

40 gr butter

4 cups of high protein flour

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp fine salt

2 tsp yeast.

Methods:

In a small bowl, place ¼ warm water and 1tsp of sugar. Mix well, add in yeast; let it create foam.

In a mixing bowl, put in all remaining ingredients plus the yeast solution above and make dough from it. Let it rise for about ½ hour or more. Punch down and make shapes accordingly. Set aside to rise for about ½ hour before baking.

Brush with eggs and sesame if preferred before baking.