First time I've tried Tangzhong. Had a fun time doing an iteration of TxFarmer's recipe
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/20669/sourdough-pan-de-mie-how-make-quotshreddablyquot-soft-bread
I scaled it for my 9x9x4 Pullman, w/o scaling up with the sugar but adding more milk (mostly for hydration). I"ll do it again b/c I didn't let it rise quite enough.......should have let the bulk and final go longer than the 18 hours. I'm battling a cluster of migraines (legit excuse) so my brain is very much off. Very much...
The sourdough balances the sweetness of the sugar and the milk just perfectly. I'll make grilled cheese with this for dinner tonight. My favorite comfort food.
Update:
Edited original link to reflect recipe. Thank you Carole, and apologies for posting wrong link.
h
You've done justice to this enriched sourdough tangzhong loaf. Looks like a lovely soft crumb. Now you've tickled my taste buds and I'm craving grilled cheese toast. This bread must toast up really well.
Hope you feel better soon.
It was fun to make. I"m not a fan of sweet bread so using the sourdough did balance the milk sweet and sugar sweet in the dough. Had a good time trying something totally new.
thanks for looking.
h
Try using this bread for French Toast too. Enriched breads work so well. A perfect Sunday breakfast/brunch.
Sweet balanced with sourdough tang sounds wonderful.
Is French toast. Ty
Really pretty loaf. But your mention of a grilled-cheese sandwich has made my taste buds nostalgic for something simple and comforting! I hope you enjoyed every bite. Mmm with tomato soup!
I hope your headaches aren't taking too much of a toll.
Carole
Thanks so much for looking. Thanks for your comment. Next time I'm going to let it rise more.... using my impatience and need to sleep as an excuse for messing with the rises... lol.
It was so much fun to make... but b/c of TxFarmer's warning, I would not do this loaf w/o a mixer.
Thanks again
hester
Don't have a mixer, so will give this a miss, unfortunately.
How was the sandwich?
Please do try it. You have to just accept that you will be kneading for about 30 minutes. That's what TxFarmer has said in her posts. She's done it by hand. Try it.
Sandwich was delicious. It's been a long time since I had a grilled cheese sandwich.... and I adore them.
hester
my characteristic impatience! Will wait perhaps till the holidays to give it a go.
Your crumb looks yellower than txfarmer's -- did you use a whole egg rather than just the white?
Take care, and thanks for the encouragement.
Carole
I posted the wrong link.
So sorry. Here's the right one. http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/20669/sourdough-pan-de-mie-how-make-quotshreddablyquot-soft-bread
no egg at all. BUT, I did the tangzhong and used 5% of the mix as tangzhong and refrigerated it overnight with cling wrap hugging the top so it wouldn't dry out. So you'll have to adjust downward the water and the flour to account for the tangzhong.
But her formula is too dry for me and I put in extra milk.
Let me know if you want my numbers for a pullman that is 4x4x9
hester
And thanks for the link. I may come back and pester you for numbers; I don't own a Pullman pan, but have one small loaf pan that I think is usually used here for terrines, and then a standard, long and skinny French loaf pan. Like I said, it may be awhile before I actually get to this recipe, but it seems like a fun project.
And her grilled-cheese sandwich looked out of this world.
Thank you, Hester.
Carole