Matcha and Black Sesame Milk Bread
Matcha and black sesame swirl milk bread.
Category
Brunch
Prep
20 minutes
Cook
40 minutes
Style
Japanese
Technique
baking
Diet Friendly
Vegetarian
Daily recipe · March 30, 2023
A little about this dish
This recipe for 'Matcha and Black Sesame Milk Bread' has a Japanese-inspired twist, using matcha and black sesame to add both flavor and beautiful green and black swirls to the bread. Baking bread on a clear day in spring is both therapeutic and the perfect way to celebrate the changing of the seasons.
Ingredients (for 4)
- Active dry yeast — 2 1/4 teaspoons
- Warm water — 1/4 cup
- Sugar — 1/4 cup
- Unsalted butter — 1/4 cup — melted
- Milk — 2/3 cup
- Salt — 1/4 teaspoon
- All-purpose flour — 3 cups
- Egg — 1
- Matcha powder — 1 tablespoon
- Black sesame seeds — 1/4 cup — toasted and ground
- Black sesame seeds — 1 tablespoon — for garnish
- Unsalted butter — 2 tablespoons — melted, for brushing
Preparation
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Step 1 — ⚡🍞💭Combine yeast and warm water, then let sit for 5 minutes until foaming.
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Step 2 — 🥣💃🏼🧂In a stand mixer bowl, mix sugar, melted butter, milk, salt, and 2 cups of flour until fully combined.
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Step 3 — 🧬➕🍶Add the activated yeast mixture to the dough base, and continue mixing.
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Step 4 — 🥚🍜👍Beat an egg lightly and add it to the mixture. Mix well.
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Step 5 — 🎂🍵🖤Divide the dough into 2 parts. Add matcha powder and knead until fully combined to the larger part. Add toasted black sesame powder and knead until fully combined to the smaller part.
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Step 6 — 🧘🏽♂️💤1️⃣🕰️Place both balls of dough into separate bowls, cover with a clean kitchen towel, and let rest until they have doubled in size, for about 1 hour.
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Step 7 — 🌯🔀🌰Roll the matcha dough into a rectangle. Then, place the black sesame dough rectangle on top of the matcha dough and roll the two tightly like a log. Pinch the seam to seal and rock the log back and forth to make it even. Place the dough in the loaf pan and cover with a clean kitchen towel until doubled in size. Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with remaining black sesame seeds.
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Step 8 — 🔥🍞🍳Preheat oven to 350 F. Place the loaf pan in the oven and bake for 40 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
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Step 9 — 🏂❄️🍴Take the bread out of the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes before transferring the bread to a cooling rack. Once it cools down, slice and enjoy!
A final fox tip
Add some honey butter on top of the bread to get an extra layer of sweetness! The milk bread can be frozen for up to 3 months. Try different nut powders like almond or pistachio to experiment with different flavors.