Ever wonder how Japanese bakers can produce such pillow-soft bread? Well, we’re sharing the secret in this Japanese milk bread recipe! It’s all about the tangzhong (roux starter) and a touch of ...

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This week, I have three bread recipes worth saving. Cut them out, stick them on your kitchen cupboard door and work your way through them as often as possible. I fell in love with Japanese milk bread ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. You feel a little guilty and upset that you paid $18 for it. But you also feel ...

Yukie Segnini founded Yukiya Bakery in 2022, a year after she and her husband moved to Cary from Germany. In her dining room, she holds up a loaf of Japanese milk bread, also known as shokupan. Almost ...

Japanese bread makers are increasingly using higher-priced domestically produced wheat to mitigate potential chaos over imports caused by the ever-fluid global situation. Bread products made from ...

The key to the light, fluffy, buttery-soft texture of Japanese milk bread? Starting the dough with a tangzhong, a cooked mixture of flour and water that enables the dough to absorb more liquid while ...