A Cloud-Like Chocolate Milk Bread

Tender, slightly sweet, and oh-so-soft. [logo]( [hero]( — Behind the Scenes — A favorite bread goes chocolate Recently, King Arthur baker Martin Philip was on a cocoa kick. Craving a little more chocolate in his life, he experimented with adding cocoa to everything from croissants to Danishes. But what he really wanted to make (and eat) was what he described as a "squishy chocolate bread." "I like the tenderness and eating quality of brioche, but you don't always have time to make it," he says. Instead, he turned to Japanese Milk Bread, which gets its characteristically soft, pillowy texture from the Asian technique known as tangzhong. On a mission to make a chocolate version, he broke out his cocoa powder and started testing. The biggest challenge was determining how much cocoa to add without disrupting the bread's hydration, explains Martin. Too much cocoa and the dough could become firm, resulting in a stiff rather than soft bread. Too little cocoa, and it would barely taste chocolatey. He eventually landed on a cocoa quantity at around 10% of the flour weight. From there, he says, "Everything was pretty easy." The result was a barely sweet, deeply chocolatey bread with a feathery, tender crumb. You can bake it as a loaf or use this special dough to get creative. Martin likes to shape the dough into rolls, create a slight well in the center filled with chocolate pastry cream and chocolate streusel, then bake and brush with whisky simple syrup while warm. What will you create with this dough? [Bake Japanese Chocolate Milk Bread ›]( [Shop ›]( [Recipes ›]( [Learn ›]( [Blog ›]( [Rewards ›]( Connect With Us [ftsocial_facebook]( [ftsocial_instagram]( [ftsocial_twitter]( customercare@kingarthurbaking.com Call toll-free: 800.827.6836 58 Billings Farm Road, White River Junction, VT 05001 Subscribe to King Arthur mobile alerts, text [JOIN]( to 27820. By subscribing to King Arthur text messaging, you consent to receive recurring autodialed marketing text messages to the mobile number used at opt-in. Consent is not a condition of purchase. Message frequency may vary. Message & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to 27820 to opt out. See [Terms]( & [Privacy](. You are receiving this because you signed up for King Arthur emails. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. View this email as a [web page](. [Preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy](