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Basic bread recipe- from here, you can create all sorts of bread using your creativity

Making bread is a 2 stage procedure. The whole process takes approx. 6 hrs for dough maturation to take place.

1st Stage:- Sponge stage
Bread flour 275g
Instant dry yeast 4g
Water 180mls

Prepare the sponge by maxing all the 3 ingredients. Knead the sponge for 8 mins( half the time if using dough mixer at low speed).
Then allow to mature for 4 hours to attain dough maturation.

2nd Stage:- Dough
Bread flour 120g
Milk powder 1 tbsp
Instant dry yeast 7g
Sugar 75g
Salt 1/4 tsp
Egg 1 medium size
Water 20mls
Butter 90g

Commence 2nd stage after 4 hours of maturation of sponge.
Add flour, milk powder, yeast, sugar, salt together.
Mix all up.
Then add egg and water.
Knead dough for 5 minutes.
While kneading the dough, cut up the sponge into 4-5 pieces and add the sponge one at a time into the dough while kneading it.
Then, add butter and mix for another 10minutes.
Then, rest the dough for 15minutes.
Subsequently, divide the dough into small pieces (1 prefer 30-40g pieces)
Leave the dough pieces for 15minutes.
Then, role the dough into a dough strip.
You can then insert your filling.
Last step is to leave for 'buns' for 1hour or till the dough double in size.
Bake in preheated oven at 220 degree celcius at 10minutes.
Brush surface with egg before putting into oven if you want the nice brown surface.