My latest triumph - Milk loaf in a pipe tin or small tin - recipes & photos

[judydawn]

Lucky you Meagan, you'll love it.

[achookwoman]

Judy, how about a fruit loaf?   Could try the Hot x Bun recipe.   what do you think?

[judydawn]

The second recipe that came with the tin is called a Honey vanilla milk roll Chookie so I will be trying that over the next couple of days - it has sultanas in it too.

[Frozzie]

congrats JD 

here are two links that have them...dont know about amazon but the other site sends internationally but surely some of the cooking sites in oz must have them...

http://www.headcook.co.uk/mermaid-milk-loaf-tin.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mermaid-Milk-Loaf-Tin/dp/B004DVEKEO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1297678101&sr=8-3

[Meagan]

That first link is where I ordered mine from 

[judydawn]

This is the recipe for the above loaf if anyone is interested.
MILK LOAF
350g strong plain white flour - I used baker's flour
1/4 tsp salt - I used 1 tspn
1 x 6g sachet dried yeast
1 tbspn full-fat dried milk powder (opt) - I didn't use any but I did use 1 tspn bread improver
220ml warm milk
2 tbspn sunflower or mild olive oil
a little oil for greasing - I used canola spray and sprinkled the tin with sesame seeds (thanks Chookie)

Place the flour, salt, yeast and milk powder or bread improver (if using) into the TM bowl. Stir 5 sec/speed 5 to combine.
Add all the liquid and knead for 3 minutes.
Lightly and thoroughly grease the milk roll tin and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Shape the dough into a cylinder, the same length as the tin.
*Place the dough in the base of the tin, engage the tabs and clip the tin together.  Set the tin aside in a warm place to allow the bread to rise inside the tin. Watch for the dough through the vision hole in the tin top.  This takes 30-40 mins.
Heat the oven to 220^oC.  As soon as the dough can be seen rising towards the hole, place the closed tin in the oven and bake for 25 mins fan-forced or for 30 mins non-fan forced.
Set the tin aside for 2-3 mins before unclipping it and turning the bread out onto a cooling rack.

This recipe can be made in a normal small bread tin - I used my 11 x 25cm for this experiment so that I could share this recipe with non-pipe tin owners. It is so quick with just the one rise and perfect if you only want a small loaf which is so easy to cut.
The loaf on the left hand side is the milk loaf and the other one is a honey vanilla milk roll, recipe to follow.

HONEY VANILLA MILK ROLL

350g strong plain white flour (bakers flour)
6g dried yeast
1 tbspn full-fat dried milk powder (optional) I left this out but did use 1 tspn bread improver
75g sultanas (you could use mixed dried fruit)
50g unsalted butter (I used salted)
200g warm milk
2 tbspn runny honey
1 egg yolk
1-2 drops vanilla extract
a little oil for greasingin the previous recipe

Place the flour, yeast and milk powder or bread improver (if using) in the TM bowl, add the dried fruit and mix 5 sec/reverse/speed 5.
Place the butter, milk and honey in a small saucepan and heat gently until the liquid is just warm and the butter melted.  I used the microwave. Make sure the liquid is not too hot.
Whisk the egg yolk and vanilla into the liquid and add all of it to the dry ingredients.
Knead 3 minutes.
Shape the loaf into a cylinder the same length as the tin and place it in the base of the tin and follow the above directions from *.

[achookwoman]

Judy,  I like the look of the sweet loaf.  Will give it a try.  Thanks for posting both recipes.

[Very Happy Jan]

Wow JD. Do you feel like shipping some of those yummo breads to WA?    They look fabulous   

[Cornish Cream]

Great photos Judy,what superb results you are getting with your bread.

[cookie1]

They look lovely Judy. Well done.

[achookwoman]

Judy, Dan Lepard, (my bread making hero),  says that if you bring the milk to the boil,  you get a finer crumb.

[judydawn]

Do you mean bring it to the boil then let it cool to warm Chookie? 

VHJ I would be happy to give anyone a loaf of this bread and next time we are invited somewhere for a meal I intend taking a freshly baked loaf for our hosts along with the usual bottle of wine.

[I Love Bimby!]

VHJ I would be happy to give anyone a loaf of this bread and next time we are invited somewhere for a meal I intend taking a freshly baked loaf for our hosts along with the usual bottle of wine.

Hope it's Brown Brothers Judy 

Wow your loaf looks amazing! Mum used to buy them like that when I was little too.  It certainly brought back memories.  Ohhh I'm so proud of you!! You put a lot of us to shame  (well speaking for myself anyway...)

[judydawn]

Isn't it nice that we all have pleasant memories of these loaves?  Yes, my friends do like it when I rock up with a bottle of BB.
When you are my age ILB you will have a lot more time to spend in your kitchen too but I won't wish that on you just yet 

[maddy]

What's this Judy?.......a tin I don't have!
Completely J.E.A.L.O.U.S!!! 

Your bread looks beautiful....bet it tasted just as good