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Japanese Milk Bread Rolls

Snow bread or Hokkaido bread is a popular Japanese milk bread roll. This fluffy Japanese milk bread recipe shows you how to make this soft, fluffy and light bread rolls for breakfast, snack or lunch. 

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 95 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Snacks , Bread
Cuisine: Asian , Japanese

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup milk ( I used 2 %)
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Topping:
  • ½ tablespoon bread flour (Dusting on top of the dough)

Instructions

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  1. Pour ¾ cup of milk (warm the milk in the microwave for 10-20 seconds or leave it at room temperature for an hour before using) and add ¼ cup of sugar into the Bosch mixer or a mixer.
  2. Next, add 2 teaspoons of active dry yeast. 
  3. Turn on the Bosch mixer, the lowest setting #1, let it mix a little bit, cover the lid and wait for 5 minutes. 
  4. Meanwhile, put 2 cups of bread flour into the container. Then, add ½ teaspoon of salt. Mix them well. 
  5. The following, turn on the Bosch mixer the lowest speed #1, slowly add the flour mixture from step 4 into the yeast mixture in step 3. Then, change the speed to medium #2 or 3. 
  6. While the dough is mixing, cut 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter into small cubes. Then, add the butter into the dough one at a time. Let the Bosch mixer run for 15 minutes until the dough is not too sticky. 
  7. After that, put the dough into a mixing bowl and cover with a wet cloth. Let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour at room temperature. (To speed up the dough rising time, I usually preheat the oven to 200F. Then, turn off the oven and put the dough into the oven for 15-30 minutes.) 
  8. While waiting for the dough, put a parchment paper into the pan (9.5 inches square pan) and spray some oil.
  9. After the dough rises double size, roughly divide the dough into 12 pieces. (If you want the perfect size, you need to weigh them.)
  10. Roll the dough into a ball and put them on the pan. 
  11. Cover the dough rolls with wet towel and wait 15-30 minutes at the room temperature. (To speed the time, I usually preheat the oven to 200 F. Then, turn off the oven and put the dough with a wet cloth cover into the oven for 5-10 minutes.) 
  12. Put ½ tablespoon of bread flour into a strainer and dust the flour over the dough. 
  13. Preheat the oven at 350 F, then drop the temperature and bake them at 300 F for 18-22 minutes. 

Notes

  • The best is to use warm milk. (Let the milk out at room temperature an hour before or warm it in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.) 
  • Cut the butter into small pieces and add them one at a time into the dough. 
  • It helps a lot when you use a Bosch bread mixer to mix the dough.
  • Let the dough run in the mixer for 15 minutes until the dough is not as sticky. 
  • Put the dough in a mixing bowl and cover with a wet cloth. Let it rise for 45 minutes to an hour at room temperature.
  • My trick to speed up the dough rising time, I usually preheat the oven to 200F. Then, turn off the oven and put the dough into the oven for 15-30 minutes. 
  • Spray some oil on the parchment paper to prevent the dough sticking on the paper. 
  • Dust some flour on top of the dough before baking it. 
  • Preheat the oven at 350 F, but bake the dough at 300 F for 18-22 minutes until it’s slightly golden brown. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 95kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 4mg (1%) Sodium 104mg (4%) Potassium 45mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 54IU (1%) Calcium 20mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 95

% Daily Value*

Calories 95kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 4mg 1%
Sodium 104mg 4%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 54IU 1%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.