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Preparation
2 hours 30 minutes
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Cooking
18 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Crab cheese bread is a baked dish that is very popular among many people. The salty taste of the bread combined with the creamy cheese creates a fragrant and appealing dish. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to make delicious and simple crab cheese bread for a truly quality breakfast.
Ingredients for Crab Cheese Bread For 6 pieces
All-purpose flour number 13 260 gr All-purpose flour 15 gr Eggs 1 piece Butter 30 gr Cheese 6 pieces Fresh milk 175 ml Yeast 2 gr Salt/ sugar a little
Tools Needed
Oven, bowl, pot, mixer, baking tray.
How to Choose Ingredients for Baking
What is Type 13 Flour? How much does it cost?
- Type 13 flour is a finely milled flour made from wheat, with a relatively high protein content and good water absorption. This type of flour is usually used for making chewy breads and hard, crispy crusts like bread.
- You can easily purchase Type 13 flour at baking ingredient stores, supermarkets, or small grocery stores. This flour is widely sold on the market, with a price of about 22,000 – 24,000 VND/package.
What is All-Purpose Flour? Where to buy it?
- All-purpose flour (Type 11 flour) is a common ingredient used in various types of baking. This flour is milled from soft winter wheat and hard spring wheat, so it has a relatively high protein content.
- All-purpose flour also helps create chewy and firm baked goods when kneaded a lot. For cakes that require fluffiness, the amount of flour used will be reduced.
- All-purpose flour is very common and can be easily purchased at markets, supermarkets, grocery stores, etc. The price of all-purpose flour also ranges from 10,000 – 45,000 VND/package.
How to make Crab Cheese Bread
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Make the Tangzhong (Flour paste)
First, you add 15g of flour and 15ml of fresh milk into a pot and stir well. Next, you put the mixture on the stove and cook until it thickens. Then, let the mixture cool down a bit to complete the Tangzhong.
Tip: The Tangzhong will help the bread to be delicious and last longer. Moreover, this mixture also makes the bread softer and fluffier when cooked.
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Mix the dough
You add 260g of flour, 2g of yeast, and 1g of salt into a bowl and mix them well, then add 160ml of fresh milk and continue to mix evenly.
You melt the butter and then add the melted butter along with 1/2 an egg and the Tangzhong from earlier into the mixed flour mixture, then use a whisk to mix well until the flour is fully absorbed.
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Knead the dough and let it rise
Take the dough out of the bowl and proceed to knead it by pressing and pushing the dough away, rolling it back, rotating the dough 90 degrees, and continuing to repeat the motions until the dough is smooth and can be stretched into a film.
Then place the dough in a bowl, cover it tightly with plastic wrap, and let it rise for 1 hour and 30 minutes for the dough to expand. The dough after rising will double in size compared to the original.
Tip:
- The bread dough will be quite sticky during the first 3 – 4 minutes of kneading, to reduce this you can sprinkle a little flour on the table to prevent sticking.
- Kneading the dough helps form the strands of crab bread and makes it elastic, so do not press too hard or tear the dough while kneading.
To make the kneading process easier, you can refer to: Dough kneading technique
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Shaping the dough
Take the dough out, use your hands to press out the air bubbles, then knead the dough gently and divide it into 6 equal triangular pieces.
Next, use a rolling pin to flatten the dough (the top part should be larger than the bottom) and place cheese on the larger part of the dough, then roll it up as shown. Besides cheese, you can replace the filling with other options based on your preference.
After shaping, wrap the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for another hour.
Tip: Do not roll too thinly because cheese-filled bread will easily lose its patterns after baking.
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Baking the bread
After letting the dough rest, you will proceed to the baking step. First, use a brush to evenly coat the remaining egg on the surface of the bread before baking.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees for 10 minutes. Then, place the cheese crab bread on a baking tray and put it in the oven at 160 degrees for 18 minutes.
If your oven temperature is uneven, you can rotate the baking tray after baking for about 10 minutes to ensure the cheese crab bread is evenly golden.
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Final Product
The crab cheese bread is delicious, with an irresistible golden color. The crust will be crispy and fragrant, harmonizing with the rich cheese filling, creating a very appealing dish.
Tips for successfully making crab cheese bread
- During the cooking process, if you don’t have flour type 13, you can use all-purpose flour as a substitute.
- In the dough kneading step, if you have a kneading machine, you can use it to knead the dough faster.
- Ferment the dough in a discreet, warm place. Avoid fermenting the dough for too long to prevent it from becoming sour.
- Baking time also depends on the size, so it needs to be adjusted accordingly for the bread to cook evenly.
- You can store the bread by keeping it in the refrigerator for 3 days or in the freezer for 2 weeks; when you want to eat it, just take it out and bake it for 5 minutes.
Product information:
- You can use a 1500W oven to bake bread. With 7 different baking modes, it allows you to prepare a variety of dishes. The convection fan and rotisserie ensure even heat distribution. Additionally, the smart cooking timer function helps you save time.
- Currently, the price of ovens ranges from 400,000 to 41,000,000 VND (prices updated in May 2022).
With just a few simple steps, you have completed a delicious and nutritious cake for a quality breakfast. Refer to the recipe making cheese crab bread that TasteVN has shared and make it for the whole family to enjoy!
