Friday

Make bread in a rice cooker!!



Guess what - You DON'T need an expensive bread machine to make bread! Check this video out at 2:43, it's a clip from Yakitate Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZlf5RySOsE

My friend Tiffany and I decided to try this amazing recipe out and make some "fluffy fluffy" bread. =) The first step was to convert all the ingredient measurements to a familiar scale:
Here is everything you'll need:
Begin by adding two packets of yeast to lukewarm water and letting it sit for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, combine all the other ingredients, adding butter last.
Yes, that's right, use your hands!
The dough should be relatively the same consistency throughout.
A demonstration of how to knead dough:
Don't pound it, rather apply pressure with the palm of your hand and continuously flip it to ensure even kneading.
Now, the fermenting step - place in the rice cooker for one hour and do not disturb it!
After one hour, close the rice cooker and turn it on! Cook for one hour. This is how it will look:
Flip it over and cook for another hour.
Then flip again, and cook for one last hour. (Yes, this process takes several hours!)

After hours of anticipation, the bread is done! We take it out and.......
CUT IT to see how similar it looks to the "fluffy fluffy" mentioned in Yakitate Japan!HM....it's a bit dry, so did the show exaggerate the bread, or was the recipe inaccurate? Well, we will try again! Next time we'll add a bit of variety by adding green tea, chocolate chips, and whatever else you may desire. :)

- Candice



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  2. I thought that you forgot to drop butter before you baked the dough. It'll make your bread smoother....

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