# SHOKUPAN | JAPANESE MILK BREAD

Shokupan is a fluffy Japanese milk bread.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 350 g Bread Flour
- 30 g White Sugar
- 8 g Salt
- 8 g Instant Yeast
- 20 g Milk Powder
- 250 ml Water (Tepid)
- 25 g Unsalted Butter

## Instructions

1. Add flour, sugar, salt, instant yeast, and milk powder to the bowl of a stand mixer.
2. Add tepid water to the dry ingredients in the mixer.
3. Wait a couple of minutes.
4. Gradually add in softened butter.
5. Turn the mixer on and knead for about 15 minutes.
6. Take the dough out of the mixer.
7. Fold the dough into itself until a smooth ball forms.
8. Cover the dough and let it proof for 1 hour.
9. Punch down the dough to release air.
10. Divide the dough into three equal pieces using a dough cutter.
11. Flip the dough pieces.
12. Roll out each piece of dough.
13. Fold the dough into thirds.
14. Roll out the folded dough again.
15. If there are bubbles, use a pin to get them out.
16. Roll the dough into a cinnamon scroll-looking thing.
17. Place the rolled dough pieces into a loaf pan.
18. Close the loaf pan and let it proof for almost 2 hours.
19. Bake the bread for 20 minutes.
20. Take the bread out of the loaf pan.

## Equipment

- mixer
- bowl
- loaf pan
- rolling pin

## Tips

- If there are bubbles, use a pin dick to get it out.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdaRyMbp/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d1e95864-bb41-4b49-a9d2-ea0da832dcb8
- Extracted: 2025-07-12

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