Shokupan

Shokupan, or Japanese milk bread, is one of the most common recipes in Asian baking. Pick out any bread in an Asian bakery, and chances are it has a milk bread base. Asian milk bread recipes start with a tang zhong, a roux-like mixture of milk or water and flour that is cooked on the stovetop until it resembles a paste. The paste is cooled and then added to the main dough to give shokupan its signature soft and feathery texture. Because of its versatility, I use this recipe often, and you w