Water roux bread :

Char siu bao using water roux

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I made these char siu bao (bbq meat steamed buns) with a simple yeast dough. This is not the traditional smiling (cracked top) bao recipe which takes about 2 days to prepare. Traditional smiling bao also needs super white bleached fine milled flour[...]

Basic white loaf using water roux

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I have talked about water roux and how it can add extra water to a bread dough without deforming the shape. This post is to show you how I make a standard white loaf using water roux. Normally for a white bread loaf the normal water content[...]

Chocolate Sweet Buns (Water Roux Method)

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I am loving baking breads with water roux (it is known as "tangzhong" in Mandarin) method now. Water roux bread is softer and more springy compared to breads baked with normal method. Having said that, I am still sticking to my favourite plain bun[...]

Hot Cross buns

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I like any spicy and fruity sweet bread and buns. Since it is Easter I have the excuse to make a batch of hot cross buns.I like this Dan Lepard recipe - day bake with Mumsnet. I like the use of glace ginger, I am sure will be very nice. I am not[...]