Garlic Bread

This recipe makes 2 9x5 inch loaves. If you want to make only 1 loaf, change to 1 serving. The dough is quite wet (75% hydration). So you should apply oil to your hands and working surface when handling the dough. Before eating, make sure to toast the bread so the garlic gets more flavor and tastier

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Over medium heat, in a small pot, add all ingredients in part 1. Keep whisking the mixture so there'll no lumps. It'd be done when it becomes a smooth & thick paste. Let it cool down.

Step 2

When the Tangzhong is not hot anymore, add warm milk and yeast in part 2 in a cup, mix it well and set aside.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, mix the first 3 ingredients in part 3. Mix well to ensure yeast doesn't come in contact with a large chunk of salt. Then add eggs

Step 4

In the same mixing bowl, add Tangzhong, yeast and milk mixture. Mix everything together until it's well cohesive then start kneeding.

Step 5

Before adding butter, make sure you can do a decent windowpane test on the dough. It doesn't have to be very thin. Then add the room temperature butter and kneed until the dough pass the windowpane test.

Step 6

Proof the dough until it grows double (about 1 hour). In the meantime, mix all ingredients for the fillings in a small bowl. Divide it by 24 (each loaf gets 12). It's easy to make it into a rectangle and cut it into 12 pieces.

Step 7

Punch the dough to release gas. Divide the dough into 24 balls (12 balls/loaf). Let them rest for 10-15 minutes.

Step 8

Grease the 9x5 loaf pans. Flatten the one ball at a time. The width would fit the bottom of the pan. Spread the fillings over half of the dough, and fold it. Place it in the loaf pan. Keep doing that for 12 balls.

Step 9

Proof the dough again until it grows double (for about 1 hour).

Step 10

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 11

In a small bowl, break an egg and add 1 tbsp milk, whisk it. Brush it over the dough.

Step 12

Bake it for 20 minutes. Shelter the pans so the surface wouldn't burn (use aluminum foil). Bake for another 20 minutes. The internal temperature should reach 180°F - 190°F