Simple Hand-Kneaded Bread (proved in the fridge)

1. 1

   Mix the cake flour and 50 ml hot water together in a bowl, and stir with a spatula until the mixture is no longer floury.

2. 2

   Mix the remaining 50 ml hot water and milk together in a measuring cup, and soak the dry yeast in it.

3. 3

   Add all of the remaining ingredients to the bowl from Step 1, stir in Step 2, and then knead it together by hand after the dough starts to come together.

4. 4

   There is no need to strike the dough on the surface, you can completely knead it in the bowl!

5. 5

   Once the butter is blended throughout the dough, that's a good indication that you can stop kneading.

6. 6

   Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it sit for 10 minutes at room temperature.

7. 7

   It doesn't have to be particularly warm.

8. 8

   Divide the dough, and shape it however you like.

9. 9

   It is easier to move the dough after shaping it if you place it on a lightly-greased pan or sheet of parchment paper.

10. 10

    Place the bread into a plastic storage container and let the bread prove in the fridge overnight.

11. 11

    Refer toif you are going to put them in the fridge inside the pan.

12. 12

    Take it out the fridge in the morning and pop it in the oven as it is.

13. 13

    Set the oven to 200C without preheating, and switch it on!

14. 14

    The bread will be ready in 20 minutes.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.