Soft milk bread recipe which has honey added taste absolutely delicious and soft like a cloud. Perfect when toasted with a cup of tea or coffee.
Milk Bread Recipe
You all know my love for baking bread at home from my array of bread post in my blog. So far i have tried 100% Whole Wheat Bread, White Bread, Multi Grain Bread. And i went a little fancy and made a Homemade Panettone & Focaccia Bread. So far everything turned out so beautiful and they all been my favourite ones.
But my hunger quest for bread making didn't end there, i couldn't stop baking my own bread which led me to bake my very own Sweet Milk Bread. OMG is the only thing i could say to you. Because this bread turned out to be so soft and fluffy. Soft in the sense, it was like cloud. Very spongy.
The honey which we added made this bread sweet and it tasted great as it is sliced fresh from the loaf served warm. But i toasted it with some butter and had the next day and it tasted divine. I strongly suggest you to try this and let me know how it turned out for you.
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How to Make Milk Bread
- Take warm milk in a bowl and pour in the honey. Sprinkle over the yeast and let it sit for 5 mins or so till it foam up.
- Now take flour in a large mixing bowl. Add in salt and mix well.
- Now pour in the yeasty milk and mix well to form a dough.
- Add in the soft butter and knead again for 5 to 10 mins so it forms into a smooth dough.
- Butter a large bowl and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it double in size. It will take around a hour or even more depending on temp of you place.
- Once it is doubled in size. Punch back the air and knead the dough again for a couple of mins and shape into loaf bread shape.
- Butter a loaf pan and place the bread dough inside this and let it rise again for a hour.
- Preheat the oven to 190 degree C / 380 Degree F.
- Once the bread has risen. Brush the top with milk and bake in a preheated oven for 30 to 35 mins.
- Once it is baked. Allow it to cool down for 15 mins in the tin and remove to a cooling rack.
- Let it cool before slicing. Slice this and serve with jam or as it is.
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Milk Bread | Milk Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1.5 tsp Dry Yeast
- ½ cup Honey
- Salt to taste
- 4 tbsp Soft Unsalted Butter
- 1 ¼ cup Luke Warm Milk
Instructions
- Take warm milk in a bowl and pour in the honey. Sprinkle over the yeast and let it sit for 5 mins or so till it foam up.
- Now take flour in a large mixing bowl. Add in salt and mix well.
- Now pour in the yeasty milk and mix well to form a dough.
- Add in the soft butter and knead again for 5 to 10 mins so it forms into a smooth dough.
- Butter a large bowl and place the dough in it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it double in size. It will take around a hour or even more depending on temp of you place.
- Once it is doubled in size. Punch back the air and knead the dough again for a couple of mins and shape into loaf bread shape.
- Butter a loaf pan and place the bread dough inside this and let it rise again for a hour.
- Preheat the oven to 190 degree C / 380 Degree F.
- Once the bread has risen. Brush the top with milk and bake in a preheated oven for 30 to 35 mins.
- Once it is baked. Allow it to cool down for 15 mins in the tin and remove to a cooling rack.
- Let it cool before slicing. Slice this and serve with jam or as it is.
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Milk Bread with Step by Step Pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Start by proofing the yeast |
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| Add honey to warm milk |
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| Add yeast into it |
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| Let it foam up |
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| Mix well |
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| Take flour in a bowl |
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| Add some salt to it |
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| Mix well |
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| Pour in the yeasty milk |
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| Make into a dough |
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| Add butter to it |
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| Knead again to form a dough |
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| Place it in a large buttered bowl |
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| Cover with plastic wrap |
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| Let it rise |
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| Shape it into loaf and place in a oiled loaf pan |
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| Let it rise again |
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| brush top with some milk |
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| Baked |
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| Allow to cool down |
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| Serve |
Mélange
Nicely baked one Aaarthi..With all the yummy holes looks professional..!
Anonymous
Looks soo soft n tempting..lucky you:) can u tel me wat oven you used for baking this lovely bread..otg or convection? And brand name also plz..am using morphy 18 ltr otg and i dont get these lovely brown color..will try this soon and let you know d results..
Rumana Ambrin
Wow!!! Such a white looking bread and very soft too...
Veena Theagarajan
looks so soft..
rachana
I tried this today and it came out very well...thanq so much..i discovered ur blog recently and i must say u r doing a great job:-)may god grant all ur wishes:-)
Anonymous
trying this tomorrow! looks great 🙂 god bless!
Goldalwin
My Milk Honey Bread is on the oven now... Waiting to post it soon... I have tried most of your recipes and never thought of taking a picture of them. Recently I saw your FB post on your viewer's 'tried recipe pictures' and I was motivated to post mine too. Last week I tried White bread and turned out awesome. As a result of that, I was gifted a Severin Bread Maker by my beloved family friend. Today I will post the picture of Honey Bread soon.
meena
Honey bread is too good & my family enjoyed it. Thank u for all of ur post
Anonymous
Lovely bread n luks sooo tempting.. I have a small doubt please do clarify.. I too use the same koryo 19litre otg oven for my baking.. For baking cakes i use both d top n bottom coils..how about for bread..??
Aarthi
@Anonymousfor bread also both coil should be on
Anonymous
How can I bake this in a convention oven that has 180,200and220 c....how much time...please help
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can bake, same time. Keep an eye on it.
Anonymous
Hi am baking it now it is on the first rise on what temp...should I put it on 180 or 200 for 30 -35 mins
Aarthi
@AnonymousPut it on 200 degree for 30 to 35 mins
Maanit Gupta
What of i dont have loaf pan
Aarthi
@Maanit GuptaYou can make small buns out of it
fathima
i tried it...it came out sooooo good...thanks for the recipe....i didnt had loaf pan so the size was little irregular....saw the comments about making small buns..thanks for the tip too...
Anonymous
hello plz tel me i have a haier microwave oven so it takes how much tyme
Aarthi
@AnonymousSame time in convection mode
Unknown
Looks super cool bread.
Help me understanding one thing, u mentioned both coils should be heated right, but mine (MR OTG) when i switch on Toast mode only both coils heat up and not in "Bake" mode.
Then should i bake bread in toast mode then?
Aarthi
@Unknownif u have bake mode, then bake it in that mode.
Anonymous
Hi, nice recipe. What is the shelf life for this?
thanks
Aarthi
@Anonymousit will stay good for 2 to 3 days outside and if u keep them in fridge it will stay good for a week
Anonymous
Hai Aarthi,loved ur presentation,ur recipes r simpl n yumm.....can I make dis bread vth wheat,if yes how long I have to keep d dough 4 fermentation??
Aarthi
@Anonymousif u make with wheat then the bread will be little hard and dense. Time depends on the rising of the bread. so leave it till it is doubled in size
Anonymous
Hey Aarthi,
I tried this bread and it came out very fluffy and soft.. However I stored a portion of the dough for later use. Next day i rolled and cut into doughnuts.. Deep fried and dusted with powdered sugar. Awesome it was.. My family wwants me to make more doughnuts like this.. Thanks for the recipe
poorna vikram
Hi aarthi.....cake looks super soft...can u tell me which brand yeast u use...I used bakers and while proofing it is not as foaming as urs.
Aarthi
@poorna vikrami use a brand which my super market sells
Anonymous
Today i tried it & it came out so good...very soft & yammy...thank u soo much Aarthi 4 sharing this recipe...I have 1question,if I don't have loaf can then can I use aluminum foil pan for this recipe??
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use that. or you can make small buns out of this
Preethi Krishnan
Hi Aarthi.. I am following your recipes recently. Thanks so much. I have a doubt reg the honey bread, would like to know if I can use active dry yeast or anything else in particular?
Preethi Krishnan
Hi Aarthi, I have been recently following your recipes. Thanks so much. Reg honey bread would like to know I can use active dry yeast?
Aarthi
@Preethi Krishnanyes u can use that
Praveena Sowmyaragavan
Thank u Aarthi for the receipe. Followed ur instructions . Everything went oo well but when i placed the dough in the pan to rise it did not rise in height . It spread vertically in the pan . I have an lg convection cooking microwave so kept it for 35 minutes at 160 degrees. The inside portion remained uncooked. And after keeping for ten more minutes the portions remained uncooked pl help. Thank u
Aarthi
@Praveena Sowmyaragavanit is because u didn't knead the dough well and your dough is too soft. Add more flour and knead it till it is soft and smooth. then roll it and rise it.
Mili Ashok
Hi arthi..I tried this today.everything went so well.but when I baked it it became hard and sticky inside. I baked for 35 mins.was it because I overbaked it?
Aarthi
@Mili Ashokif over baked it may get hard..did u knead well to a soft dough
Mili Ashok
Yes ..I had arthi
Aarthi
@Mili Ashokthen i think u have over baked it
Sandhya
You r just amazing Aarthi... With ur blog, I hv made so many dishes, n m amazed with the way u describe everything in writing as well as in pictorial... Thanx a ton for sharing ur recipes with us...
Shubha
Hi Aarthi,
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I baked this bread today.
The only problem is that the crust has cracked on top. But the taste is good.
And I have a question:
Do you slice the bread while it is still warm?
Thanks
Shubha
Shubha
Hi Aarthi,
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I baked this bread today.
The taste is good. But the crust has cracked on top.
I have a question:
Do you slice the bread while it is still warm?
Thanks
Shubha
Aarthi
@Shubhano cool this completely and slice
Anonymous
Can you tell how to identify the bread is done.........
I bake in an oven with convection mode......I have tried your best vanilla cake recipe....in that you mentioned to divide the batter between the THREE cake pans and bake for 25 to 30 mins, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. For me the batter in ONE pan was BAKED within 10 minutes.....
So I dont know the exact time to bake bread. Plz reply
Aarthi
@Anonymousit depends on the thickness of the cake batter and cake pan. Each oven will vary so you have to keep an eye on it, after halfway through the cooking process
umamahi
can i use 1/2 cup of sugar instead of honey..cos 2tbsp of sugar for my white bread is not sweet at all..why dis happens akka..i duno..i used 2tbsp of sugar from yur white bread recipe..bt i not at all felt d sweet taste in it..why?
Aarthi
@umamahiu can add more as you like
Raulette
@Goldalwin
Hi,
Did you try this? Where can I find a link to your post? The reason I ask is because I own a Severin BM as well.
Aarthi. lovely post. Your bread looks absolutely divine. I'm going to try it in my breadmachine.
harshu
Hi... Baking bread is totally new to me! just want to know that can AP flour be substituted with bread flour? will there be any major difference in the taste? TIA
Aarthi
@harshuyes u can use bread flour
suganya
Hi arthi! I tried this today and qas successful. But inspite of brushing with milk the top did not get brown. I stop baking aafter 35 min and cooled. Inside it was soft and fluffy but crust was pale and dry.plz help.
Aarthi
@suganyait is because of skipping the egg wash. you can brush it with butter for make it soft
Aruth Thomas
Hi Arthi..want to try this receipe..but I have instant yest instead of dry yest ..so if i take instant will the measurement and procedure be same.pls help
Aarthi
use 3/4 tsp to 1 tsp of instant yeast
Anonymous
Hi aarthi please tell me the flour measurements in grams please..
I want to try it
Aarthi
1 cup of flour is 120 grams
Samreen
Hi aarthi ! Pls help. I tried the recipe with 1tsp yeast my bread flour didn't proof ... Y ? And urs its too high dear... Any thing I missed..
Aarthi
Did your yeast activated. Add yeast to luke warm water along with sugar. if you add it to hot water then it will kill the yeast.
Preetha
Hi Aarthi,
your recipes are awesome. pictorial representation makes clear for beginners like me. thank you.
I am having Bajaj 16 Litres OTG. Shall I put that Bread Pan in the lower rack, because my pan size is 9"X4" in size, I cannot able to put in middle rack. The same temperature for that lower rack also? kindly guide me.
Preetha
Hi Aarthi,
your recipes are awesome. pictorial representation makes clear for beginners like me. thank you.
I am having Bajaj 16 Litres OTG. Shall I put that Bread Pan in the lower rack, because my pan size is 9"X4" in size, I cannot able to put in middle rack. The same temperature for that lower rack also? kindly guide me.
Reshmi Mathew
Hi Dear,
Im right now trying..let me c how it comes
My
Aarti
I tried your recipe today, it didn’t come good. First - it didn’t completly bake with the mentioned time, Cooked extra 10 minutes.
Second - the top layer of bread was still half white, didn’t come brown color
Third- the bread was hard, no layers like normal bread , I felt like a hard bun
Please let me know where It went wrong
Do I neeed to add baking powder ?
Bharati
Hello Aarthi. I did a quick calculation and as per your recipe amounts the flour to milk ratio is about 80%. (360gm flour with 300ml milk). Is that correct please? Thank you