Panda Bread

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Recipe's preparation

Method

Add milk and egg yolk in TM and mix for 1 min/sp2/37deg

Add sugar, yeast, bakers flour, bread improver (if using) and salt (In that order) and mix sp7/7 sec

Knead for 4-5 minutes

Add butter in 1-2 minutes before kneading is finished

Turn dough out onto thermomat. Dough should weigh roughly 620g. Divide into 3 parts, roughly:·         Brown - 90g  ·         Plain - 225g  ·         Green - 305g

 

Cover the remaining dough while you mix the colours in case it dries out. Also work separately doing green first in case you transfer colours. Tip: I use a VERY very tiny bit of boiled water to dissolve the green tea and cocoa powder. It makes it easier to work with. Remember to cut the brown dough in quarters

Let it rest and rise in a warm area for approx 20mins. Keep covered so the dough doesn't dry out. 

Roll the green dough out flat (keep unused dough covered). Use your bread tin to estimate how big to roll it. Cut a portion off the bottom strip and put aside

 

Roll 2 brown dough into 2 long strips (ears) and place onto the green dough. Then using the remaining green dough (which was set aside earlier), roll it into a strip and place it in between the ears

 

Repeat the above step using the plain white dough (this doesn't need to be as big as the green dough) and remaining 2 quartered brown dough (eyes)

 

Wrap and seal the White dough using water or milk if necessary

 

 

Wrap and seal green dough using water or milk if necessary

 

Place in a greased bread tin (ugly side down of course) and let it prove in a warm area (I just place it in a cold oven with a bowl of boiled water to create a sauna for the panda dough )

 

Once the dough has a beautiful rise, remove from oven and preheat your oven to 180 degrees. 

 

Place bread in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25mins. 

Turn onto cooling rack and let it cool before you slice

 

 

 

I can't seem to upload photos for each step, so if you want a step-by-step photo method, please visit://vegomum.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/thermomix-panda-bread.html