Super Soft Ham, Cheese Wholemeal Rolls (Tangzhong method): Bread Machine

The choice of filling becoming more demanding in my family ever since I successfully made soft fluffy bread. My kids prefer sweet rolls while my husband would like savory type. This is a real challenging as each time I need to prepare two type of different filling to suit with their taste buds.

How about myself? I think in most cases, mom is the one who sacrifices and takes whatever they left on the table. For this recipe, I have prepared cream cheese roll for the kids and cheese/ham/meat floss for my dear husband. You may add in garlic and parsley as well to make the flavour more intense.

To make the job easier, I have chosen to use bread maker to make the dough. I mix all the ingredient together and let the machine knead the dough for me. For those who do not has a bread maker, you may also use a kitchen machine (mixer) to do the job. You may refer to my Ham and Cheese Bun for the method.

Ingredients of TangZhong

25 g of bread flour (slightly less than 2 tbsp)

125 ml water

Ingredients of bread (16 pieces)
200 g bread flour
50 g whole meal flour
50 g plain flour
3 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp milk powder
150 g TangZhong (use all the tangzhong that you made above)
1 tsp yeast
1 large egg
80 ml water (the amount of water is varies by different type of flour)
2 tbsp butter (cut into small pieces, softened in room temperature)

Filling: Cream Cheese
130 g of cream cheese
40 g sugar


Filling: Ham and meat floss
Some meat floss
2 slices of ham
Some mayonnaise
Some cheddar cheese


Prepare TangZhong
1. Using a whisk, combine the flour and water until the form a homogeneous mixture.
2. Heat up the mixture using low heat and continue to whisk until the mixture forms a thick solution.
3. If you have a temperature, remove the batter from the heat when the temperature reaching 65'C.
4. Immediately, transfer the batter into a bowl and cover it.
5. Refrigerates it for at least 24 hours before use it in the recipe.

Prepare Cream Cheese Filling
1. Mix both cream cheese and sugar together until they blend together and put inside the fridge.

Prepare Bread Dough

1. Mix all the ingredient together and select 'dough recipe' in the machine. It is important to spend the first 5 minutes to see the kneading process in order to adjust the water and flour quantity. Using the same ratio of ingredient each time does not mean that you will get a consistent dough. If the dough is wet, you may add in the bread flour, 1 tsp  at each time until you can get a clean dough. (NOTE: Dough is wet when it stick on the pan)

2. Once the dough is ready (after 1st proofing), remove the dough from the machine. Separate the dough into 2 pieces and roll into a ball. Let the dough rest for another 10 minutes.

3. Then, roll one of the ball into a rectangle shape with thickness of around 5 mm.Then, apply a layer of mayonnaise on the bread before placing hams and meat floss on it.

4. Roll the bread until forming a long roll. Cut the roll into 8 pieces.

 

5. For the cream cheese roll, use the similar steps as shown in steps 3&4 except the cutting step.

6. Second Proof: Now the breads are ready for second proof. Cover the dough with wet cloth/plastic wrap and let it proof for 40-60 minutes at room temperature.

7. Bake: Brush the dough with egg wash (egg yolk mix with 1 tsp of water). Sprinkle some cheddar cheese just before baking. This will enhance the flavor of the bread. Bake at 175'C for at least 10-15 minutes until the bread is brownish.

8. Remove from the oven and let it cool down before transfer into an air tight container. The bread remain soft and fresh for at least 2 days. Since this recipe call for ham and cheese, it is advisable to put into the fridge if you need to keep for the next day. Normally, I will heat up with microwave before serving them.

Meat floss roll.....super soft and yummy!!

Ham and Cheese Bun

Ham, cheese, garlic parsley bread.....Most favourite bread!!!

Look at the cheese roll!! It is super creamy and soft!