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Baobab milk bread

By Aaron Menezes

Serves Makes 1 loaf

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes, plus 1 hour’s proving time

Cooking Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

500 g bread flour
1 t salt
1 T sugar
1 t instant dry yeast
1 3⁄4 cup full-cream milk
50 g unsalted butter, softened
1 free-range egg, whisked with 1 T water or milk

Method

1. Place all the ingredients except the butter and egg into a mixing bowl, and knead in a stand mixer at a low speed for 5 minutes. Gradually add the butter until incorporated, then knead for a further 5 minutes. Remove the bowl from the mixer, cover with a cloth and allow the dough to prove for 1 hour.

2. Place the dough in a 20 cm loaf tin and allow to prove again for 20 minutes.

3. Once it has risen, preheat the oven to 200°C. Brush with the egg, then bake for 35 minutes, or until golden.

Photograph: Jan Rasl
Recipes: Aaron Menezes
Food production: Khanaya Mzongwana

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