Hi
Would just like to mention that I have modified this recipe especially the step involving the water roux starter. I have also reduced the recipe to 2/3 of the original. Here it is.
Tang Zhong Bread 300g bread flour
80g plain flour
35g milk powder (optional)
50g caster sugar ½ teaspoon salt
2 tsp instant dry yeast
1 egg
100g water, adjust as necessary
40g butter, cubed
Water-Roux Starter:20g bread flour
100g water
Weigh 20g bread flour and 100g of water into TMX bowl.* Cook at 70 degrees C/ Speed 2/ 2 min (or less, mine reaches 70degrees C in about a min or so)
Stop machine
as soon as temperature touches 70 degrees C.
Give it a quick stir with a spatula and leave to cool till 37C while you gather the rest of the ingredients.
Add in the rest of the ingredients except for the butter and mix at Sp 7 for a few seconds to moisten the flour.
Knead at interval speed,
for 4 min.
Add in the butter and knead for a further 4 min at interval speed,
.
Leave to proof in the TMX bowl till double in bulk.
Place dough into greased loaf pan, 9inX5inX3in in size (or make 12 rolls) and leave to rise till double in bulk.
Bake in 170 degrees C for 45 min (190C for 25-30 min for rolls) or till golden brown.
Note * Make sure that no bread flour is stuck on top of the blades of the TMX bowl and give it a quick stir with a spatula before cooking the water-roux starter. For curry flavoured bread: Add 1 tsp curry powder and leaves of 2 sprigs of curry leaves