Club Breadmakers

[L-earner]

@flowermonster, congrats! Choco bread is all time fav esp for kids, ur bread looks yummy! :please:

[Flowermonaster]

LKVM:

Flowermonaster, ur bread looks so yummy :drool:


Very nice for the 1st try!!!

Paiseh, my 1st attempt failed. It was a white bread loaf but turn out very hard. :oops:
I cannot accept defeat so revisit this forum again to see what I might have missed out from the experienced bread making master. With the tips, I 敢敢 try the 2nd time & chose chocolate bread! Luckily it was a success this time with the blessing from all the parents here! :please:
:lovesite:

[Funz]

Flowermonaster:

Paiseh, my 1st attempt failed. It was a white bread loaf but turn out very hard. :oops:

Same for me too when I first got my Z. Was so excited to try so tried baking a loaf that very night. But guess my yeast was dead oredi and all I got was a stone hard lump of cooked dough.

[Funz]

LKVM:

Funz:

Cinnamon Pull-apart loaf

Wow looks tooooooooooo good

sista Funz please help to give this recipe cause my bread machine kaput liao :sad:

Here ya go

Cinnamon Pull Apart loaf
For the Dough:
2 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 ounces unsalted butter
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 cup water
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Filling:
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
2 ounces unsalted butter, melted until browned

In a large mixing bowl (I used just the bowl of my stand mixer) whisk together 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Set aside.
Whisk together eggs and set aside.
In a small saucepan, melt together milk and butter until butter has just melted. Remove from the heat and add water and vanilla extract. Let mixture stand for a minute or two, or until the mixture registers 115 to 125 degrees F.
Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula. Add the eggs and stir the mixture until the eggs are incorporated into the batter. The eggs will feel soupy and it’ll seem like the dough and the eggs are never going to come together. Keep stirring. Add the remaining 3/4 cup of flour and stir with the spatula for about 2 minutes. The mixture will be sticky. That’s just right.
Place the dough is a large, greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel. Place in a warm space and allow to rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour. *The dough can be risen until doubled in size, then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning. If you’re using this method, just let the dough rest on the counter for 30 minutes before following the roll-out directions below.
While the dough rises, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg for the filling. Set aside. Melt 2 ounces of butter until browned. Set aside. Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Set that aside too.
Deflate the risen dough and knead about 2 tablespoons of flour into the dough. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for 5 minutes. On a lightly floured work surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out. The dough should be 12-inches tall and about 20-inches long. If you can’t get the dough to 20-inches long… that’s okay. Just roll it as large as the dough will go. Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter across all of the dough. Sprinkle with all of the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
Slice the dough vertically, into six equal-sized strips. Stack the strips on top of one another and slice the stack into six equal slices once again. You’ll have six stacks of six squares. Layer the dough squares in the loaf pan like a flip-book. Place a kitchen towel over the loaf pan and allow in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes or until almost doubled in size.
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Place loaf in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is very golden brown. The top may be lightly browned, but the center may still be raw. A nice, dark, golden brown will ensure that the center is cooked as well.

My notes : 1 cup of sugar is way too much. I ended up using only 1/4 cup and it is still very sweet.
I used only 1tsp of cinnamon as I don't like it to be too over powering
When baking, I covered the loaf with foil when the top started browning to prevent it from burning.

[Flowermonaster]

Funz:

Cinnamon Pull-apart loaf


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Found this recipe and decided to try. Have not been very successful with my breads. Well maybe they turned out the way they are supposed to but not to my expectations.

My Z is in cold storage again. I am inclined to think that there is no short cut to a good pillow soft loaf of bread. It needs that amount of kneading and the time to proof (however long it takes).

This Cinnamon pull-apart does not require kneading and was given 1 hr to proof. That was what caught my attention. Well that plus the combi of cinnamon, sugar and butter.... :drool:

Looking at my final product, I think my attempt can be called a success. But not to my expectations, I think it needs a lot more improvements and a lot lesser sugar. I used only about 1/4 of the sugar called for in the recipe and the bread is still sweeeeet. But the cinnamon smell that filled the house was just sooooo heavenly.

Wow! Looks delicious! :drool: my DS said it looks really good! So this bread not made using the Z machine? If so, think it's beyond me Liao. :sad:

[Flowermonaster]

L-earner:

@flowermonster, congrats! Choco bread is all time fav esp for kids, ur bread looks yummy! :please:

Thanks L-earner! Yeah my DS loves it & wanted me to bake chocolate bread again! Feel so happy that he likes it! :rahrah:

[Funz]

Flowermonaster:

Wow! Looks delicious! :drool: my DS said it looks really good! So this bread not made using the Z machine? If so, think it's beyond me Liao. :sad:

Nope conventional method of bowl, spatula and oven. haha.

But not beyond you. You can use the dough function on the Z machine then roll the dough out, brush, sprinkle, cut, stack and bake.

[autumnbronze]

Funz,


Cinnamon bread is my all time favorite!!!!

Yours look truly yummilicious :drool: :drool:

Thanks for sharing ....

[just888]

Funz,


Very nice… I wonder can I dump all stuff into the bread machine and let it do the job.

[L-earner]

Hi 前辈s, what difference does the temperature of the liquid used in bread baking recipes make? I read some books that specify liquid used must be @ rm temp (milk, egg n butter), while others state \"cold milk\" ... :? Pls advise.