Tangzhong bread

The very first time that I shared my Sandwich Bread using the TangZhong Method (白方包湯種法) was when I first started blogging, you can see th...

Aeslin on Instagram: “Bahn mi (Vietnamese baguettes) are crispy & chewy on the outside, cottony soft & fluffy on the inside. Tangzhong keeps them soft for days 😋…”

You love your grandma’s homemade sandwich bread recipe, but wish it was just a bit more tender and less crumbly. You’ve found a recipe online for cinnamon rolls but are bummed at how quickly they harden up and become dry once they’re out of the oven. Want to make your favorite yeast bread and rolls reliably soft and tender? Tangzhong is the solution.

Tangzhong is made by cooking flour and water or milk together. It is used in bread making to make it softer and stay fresh longer.

Like fluffy, sweet bread instead of crusty, flaky ones? Come learn the Yudane & Tangzhong methods for your home-bakes!

Tangzhong is one of my favorite methods for extending the shelf life of bread and getting that soft and moist crumbs. Here is my take on applying tangzhong to 100% whole wheat bread that is made without any butter and refined sugar.

Tangzhong Bread Load using bread machine

You love your grandma’s homemade sandwich bread recipe, but wish it was just a bit more tender and less crumbly. You’ve found a recipe online for cinnamon rolls but are bummed at how quickly they harden up and become dry once they’re out of the oven. Want to make your favorite yeast bread and rolls reliably soft and tender? Tangzhong is the solution.

How can you elevate your favorite dinner rolls to new levels of pillow-y softness — in one simple step? Ditto your old-fashioned sandwich bread, tender cinnamon rolls, and gooey sticky buns. The answer: tangzhong, the Asian yeast bread technique that has made its way into American kitchens.These days, with “artisan” the byword for many yeast bakers, we aspire to breads that are ever more crusty/chewy: pizza crust, baguettes, bagels.

The goal of this tutorial is to show you how to prepare a tangzhong properly to draw the maximum benefits from it. The bread will stay soft for days and the quality and taste of the bread improves as well.