20090300 65C Sesame Toast Bread - Water Roux Starter / Sponge

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From 'The 65 C Bread Doctor",  by Yvonne Chen    
      
      
Water Roux Starter     
      
any amount is fine as long asbread flour50g  
the 1:5 ratio is followedwater 250g  
      
 Whisk both until well mixed    
 Heat it up on stove, keep stirring     
 until temperature reaches 65 C or 149 F    
 (Yippee uses the microwave, about 4 minutes, stir halfway.)   
 (Final product should leave a trail when stirred.)   
 Put a plastic wrap directly on top to prevent forming a 'skin'.  
 Must be cooled to at least room temperature before use.  
 Refrigerate up to 3 days.      
 Do not use if turns grey.    
      
      
Makes 1 big  loaf  (Yippee makes 2 smaller loaves)    
Original recipe uses water roux starter only, sponge not necessary.     
Yippee threw in an additional step of developing the sponge out of the total, see side column for her portions.  
      
     Yippee's Sponge
A.bread flour474g 350
 dry milk powder15g 15
 sugar40g  
 salt9g  
 yeast10g 7
B.milk195g 195
 water roux starter156g Add at a small increament just enough to form the sponge
C.butter40g  
D.black sesame50g  
 (Yippee washes the sesame, leaves it out for 10 minutes before patting it dry with paper towels)  
      
Knead:Combine A. and B. until a ball is formed.     
 Add C. and knead until the dough passes the windowpane test.  
 (Yippee says:  use your judgment, each machine is different)  
 (Yippee kneads her dough in her Zojirushi breadmaker for 30 minutes.   
 Add D. at the last 5 minutes of kneading and knead slowly   
      
1st Fermentation:About 40 minutes at 28 C or 82.4 F, 75% humidity   
      
Divide: into 5 pieces if making one big  loaf, each at 180 g   
 (Yippee makes 2 log loaves, each at 450g)    
      
Relax:15 minutes at room temperature    
      
Shape:For one big loaf    
 Degas    
 Roll each dough into an oval    
 With the long side facing you:    
 Fold 1/3 from top to bottom, press to seal    
 Fold 1/3 from bottom to top, press to seal    
 Turn seam side down    
 Roll and elongate the dough to about 30cm or 12 "    
 Upside down and roll into a cylindrical shape    
 Seam side down, into the big loaf pan    
      
 For log loaves:    
 Shape like regular sandwich bread    
      
Final Proof:About 40 minutes at 38 C or 100.4 F, 85% humidity    
 (Yippee lets the dough rise for 20 more minutes to get a taller loaf)  
      
Bake:350 F, 35-40 minutes    
 (Yippee uses whole egg wash)    

SiuFlower:

我唔係日本啊. West Coast.

On a separae note, you may use the Japanese White Sandwich Bread dough to make this sesame toast as well. I like it better that way.

Yippee

You are Chinese, from Hong Kong? I came from Hong Kong now i live in Alabama.  I don't remember my Chinese writing but I can read and understand them. Your baby looks cute.

I  made the water-roux starter last night, my microwave too powerful the roux became a big mass of dough. So I did another one and stir it after 10 seconds then microwave another 15 seconds,  I saw they start solidify and I took it out and stir it very quickly and keep taking the temperature and it right on 65C. I used it this morning with Hanelman 40% caraway rye bread. I also use the rye sour that asked for in the recipe. It will be interesting to see what this bread turn out. Thank you for the recipe. 

 

siuflower