Sweet milk bread is delicious, rich buttery bread. You can have it with jam or toast to accompany your hot cuppa.
A few months back I had baked sweet milk bread just to know the taste, as we had never bought that since no other family member likes sweet bread. I liked the taste of home baked sweet bread a lot and I posted a few pictures on my FB page.
Surprisingly, I got a lot of requests for the recipe. But somehow I became busy with some commitments and completely forgot about it. Recently, one day in a supermarket while shopping for groceries my friend bought sweet milk bread and now I had the urge to bake it again.
I will suggest that if you have never baked this bread till now, you should definitely try it once.
You are going to love it for sure!!
If you are not comfortable with extra sweet taste, just toast it and have it with salted butter to balance extra sweet taste. Your kids are definitely going to love this bread!!
Ingredients :
Maida 3 cups
Milk powder 2 tbsp
Instant active yeast 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Sugar 5-6 tbsp
Unsalted butter 4 tbsp
Milk 1 cup +3 tbsp (reduce or increase 1-2 tbsp if required)
Except milk, all ingredients should be on room temperature. Milk should be slightly warmer than lukewarm but not hot.
For complete guide on bread/bun baking you can also check the following link :
Basics of baking – bread/buns/rolls (Wheat flour buns with pizza spices-2)
Process :
Collect all dry ingredients in a big vessel.
Slowly start pouring milk and start collecting dry ingredients together in shape of a dough. Don’t worry about loose or tight consistency of dough at this stage.
Now start adding remaining milk 1 tbsp at a time and knead the dough for 15 minutes by adding oil/butter simultaneously.
Initially, kneading will appear messy due to sugar but will soon smoothen.
Place the dough in an oil greased bowl for first proofing (bowl should be big enough to have extra space for doubled up dough). Apply some oil on top of the dough to avoid it drying. Cling wrap the bowl and keep it at a warm place for first proofing. I generally keep my bowl in switched-off microwave. First proofing takes 1 to 1+1/2 hours depending on the temperature of your kitchen.
In the meantime, grease bread tin with oil.
Once dough doubles up, sprinkle some flour on clean kitchen counter or grease it with oil. Take out the dough and punch it softly.
Knead the dough very softly and spread it in a rectangular shape according to the size of bread tin. Start rolling it tightly in the shape of a log.
Seal the sides by pinching it.
Keep this log into the tin by keeping seamed side at the bottom and apply oil on top of the log to avoid it drying. Keep it in the switched-off microwave or any warm place for second proofing. Second proofing generally takes 15 to 20 minutes.
Just 10 minutes before baking, preheat your oven at 185-190 degrees for 10 minutes. Give milk wash to proofed log and bake it in a preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes or till the top of the bread starts becoming brown.
To check whether bread is done or not, tap the top of the bread; if it sounds hollow, it’s done! Be careful – don’t let the top of the bread become dark brown, so keep an eye.
Temperature of every oven varies – so you should be bit more careful and judge the baking time as per your experience.
Take out the tin from the oven, keep it on a cooling rack and apply butter on the top to keep it soft.
After 5-7 minutes take out the bread from the tin and let it cool down completely on the cooling rack. Don’t leave the bread for longer period in the bread tin. The heat of hot bread will turn it soggy from the bottom.
Later cling wrap the loaf and keep it in the fridge for 4-5 hours. Don’t slice the bread without keeping it in the fridge, no matter how tempted you are. Keeping in fridge will settle down its crumbs.
Later, slice the bread with serrated knife – you will get wonderful slices!!!
Break into a happy dance 💃💃💃
अनपूर्ण🌼🌼
Bahut bahut dhanyawaad!!
❤️
Looks so good 😉
Hi Deeksha…tried ur recipe today…it’s tasty but felt little denser than usual store brought bread… fluffiness was missing…and the end result of dough should be soft n moist?….mine was soft but little dry… please guide
Hi Rashmi, I always mention that one should never follow the same quantity of kneading milk or water as written in the recipe because moisture absorbing quality of flour can be different for each person. So if you are feeling that dough is soft, but still dry then add 2 or 3 tbsp milk or water more. Bread could be dense if proofing didn’t happen properly. Overproofed dough gives dense loaf.
Looks heavenly. 🙂
Dear Lynette, thanks a lot 💕
Looks super delicious! Will be my project for next weekend! Thank you for sharing 😀
Thanks a lot Savvy for your lovely appreciation. I hope recipe will be good for you!!
Thank you very much Deeksha! 🙂
I’m sure when I start baking bread your website will be my go to place. Looks so perfect!
I am truly humbled ☺️ ☺️
Ah…they look perfect Deeksha. I can feel the aroma wafting from the oven ☺️👍
Thanks a lot Radhika 😊🙂.
You are so right, aroma of bread baking is so intoxicating that it invokes us to bake another bread…!
Wow!! Looks so delicious 😋😋🤤
Thank you very much Jyoti ☺️☺️
My pleasure dear ❤️❤️
Very tempting! A delicious post, Deeksha!🍞
Indira, bread tasted really good, thank you so much 😊 😊
Oh… so delicious. It takes some skills to bake bread like this one. 🙂
Thank you very much Amy for your lovely appreciation 😊
Looks delicious
Thank you so much !!
This looks amazing!
Thank you very much Lisa 😊😊
It is so simple.. I was not aware of this. Hv to try once… Thank you for sharing 💐😃💝
You are always welcome 😊 😊
Bread baking is always fun, please do try once, you will be addicted for sure!!!
This looks so so good! I’m pretty sure I have already left a comment here but I can’t see it anymore…:( Maybe I’m in Spam…:(
However, this bread looks really delicious! 🙂
I am so sorry… a few comments are going into spam…thank you so much once again for taking out your precious here and appreciating, means a lot to me ❤️ 😘 🙂☺️
Yes, not sure why sometimes WP is playing trick with our comments 🙁
Exactly… It’s a great platform but sometimes it is irritating 🤦
Never tasted one. I prefer multigrain ones made by small bakeries than the factory made variety
Arv, Sandwich bread is most popular than any other bread in India.
Multigrain bread is the best!!
I too firmly believe that small, local shops should be given priority rather than these mega brands.
True!
Well taught made bread making so simple
Thanks a lot Meenakshi for your kind words 😊
While reading this post, I smell and feel the warm and fluffy bread~~ ^^
Oscar 🤗💕💕
Mouth is watering. Wow! Looks so good!!
Bread came out really good Amy and it tasted delicious also!
Thank you so much 😊 😊
Wah looks delicious.. I will try this one
Thanks a lot Chiru!
Do you bake?
I would love to hear feedback from you!
I used to bake earlier Deeksha… we had a small cake machine, it’s old now…
Will try on new on and tell you..
That would be great!!
Oh my, your breads are really superb and look at the texture… it’s wonderful 👍
Jyo, many thanks for your lovely appreciation 😊 😊
I love how you ended the recipe with a happy dance. It looks like this bread is definitely worth the Happy Dance!
Ruth, my husband and daughter approved the bread.. so this gave me enough reason to have a happy dance.. Lol
Thank you so much for your kind words 😊
Wow what a fantastic recipe, Deepika and looks awesome. Thanks so much for your share
Thanks a lot for your generous words Kamal!
Welcome Deeksha
Looks so simple and delicious!! I’m going to try it for sure 😋
Thank you so much Gunjan 😊☺️
Oh my sounds like I must try this!! ❤️🙌
Lisa!!
Thank you very much Ricky!!
This does sound really tasty. I make something similar, except mine has a lot of eggs and is heavier in texture. I might give this a try with nut milk and see if it still works well. 🙂
Thank you very much Jyo😊☺️
Being a vegetarian I don’t use eggs. So milk and curd are the substitutes for different bakes. I guess nut milk should be just fine!!
Y U M! Thank you for following me at Roughwighting. <3
Thanks a lot 😊… Feelings are completely mutual 🙂🙂
It looks gougers and heavenly bread.
Rozina, many thanks for your lovely appreciation 😊
You’re very welcome 🌷🌷
indeed I can do a happy dance just salivating at the photos!
da-Al, I am truly humbled 😘🤗
This is tasty. We have a version of this in a roll.
Thanks a lot Winnie 😊
I am sure in rolls form these will look delicious.
You’re welcome! Yes. They are my favorite.
The bread is so white and creamy, the sweet taste would go well in chutney sandwiches made with it !
You bet Rita, that would be the best combo!!
Thanks a lot 😊
Yum!! This sounds really good and looks even better. We’ve been kind of experimenting with baking bread here and this one is a must try. Thank you for sharing your incredible creations 🙂
I am truly humbled with your kind words of appreciation and love. Thank you so much 😊 😊
This seems so delicious! ❤️
Thanks a lot Ramyani ☺️😊
How are you doing. It has been a long time….
Wow wow.. 1 cup is 250ml??
Thanks a lot Sowmya!
Yes, 1 cup is 250 ml.
What size of tin use in this recipe
The measurement of bread tin in inches is – length 8 depth 3+1/2 width 3+1/2
Tried this recipe and it came out really well.Thanks for sharing dear.
Thank you very much Megha for your feedback, appreciate a lot!!
Very sweet, thank you 🙂
😘❤️💕
🙂 <3
How much maida weight in grams..i try before from your recipe..bahut jabardast bni thi ..mera first try tha bread making me,,
Foziya,I am so sorry for replying so late…
I use 250 ml cup…so maida weighs somewhere between 120 to 130 gm.
Thank you so much for your feedback.I really appreciate it 😊😊🤗
Hi, looks nice. Will definitely try at home. Can you tell me what is the size of cup used in measurements. I got cup size 250ml. Have you got video as I am first time bread baker.
Thanks a lot Jyothi!
I also use 250 ml cup size.
Very sorry, not yet started videos, but will try in future.
https://deesplatter.com/2018/12/24/white-sandwich-bread2/
https://deesplatter.com/2018/08/12/pull-apart-buns/
These two are basic recipes to try. If you are hesitant to try bread first, can try buns first. It will boost your confidence for baking bread!!!
When I visited India earlier this year I was surprised to find that many Indian people had such a sweet tooth! Even in bread! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Mel
Indians always have sweet tooth. That’s why you can find the vast variety of sweets in all different states. And because of Britisher’s influence we started baking breads, so all varieties in breads also we did. In coastal areas some baking goodies got mixed with Indian flavor also and now they are very popular!!
I can’t wait to return one day and work my way through the whole menu with MY sweet tooth! 😉
☺️👍👍
So delicious
Thanks a lot Daneel. It was liked a lot by family members.
Your dishes are so delicious.
Your dishes are so delicious
Thanks a lot once again ☺️
Deekasha, aap bread se koi easy dish bhi post karna, whenever you get time.
Which requires little to no oil and can be health stuff.
lol, am I sounding demanding here. 🙂
With demand only we do some brainstorming 😊
Ankit, you want zero oil/butter recipe for bread or a dish prepared from bread..
Either of them will work. Come on Deeksha! You’re awesome.
And I don’t want to sound like “merko ye chaheye” kind. Lol.
😂😂
If you are ok with eggs, then can avoid oil/butter in bread recipe and add 1 big size egg. Instead of maida, use wheat flour and job done!!
If not comfortable with egg, then also skip oil/butter and instead of water use milk to knead the dough.
Woopp! That is some info. But a level of info. I think I can email you instead of make your comments look ugly. Haha.
I have no issues, but if you are ok with email… go ahead.
The bread looks so soft. You explain very well
Thank you so much Pooja
Looks delicious 😋
Thank you very much 😊
Your welcome ❤️
Have a great week, Deeksha!
Thanks a lot Nora. You too have a great week!!
This one takes me back to dipping bread in milk when I was young. Only I remember the bread being savoury and the milk being a little sweet. 😊😋
What a wonderful coincidence Gia! Even I used to love those savoury bread slices dipping in hot sweet milk. Food connects us so well irrespective of the boundaries of countries 😊😘❤️
I want to try this with wheat , as I have 9X4 tin . How much is milk water ratio for this and should I increase yeast ? Could u plz guide me or any bread whc fits in 9×4 as the whole wheat sandwich bread 1 recipe is small for the tin I have . I know it sounds crazy but can’t go n buy the smaller version on tin size coz of lockdown . Thanks
I believe you can use slightly more than 4 cups of flour and increase other ingredients accordingly. With first trial you will get an idea.
Finally on 3rd attempt I was able to get proper bread with the tin I have . Thanks again .
I baked with some Adjustments in 9×4 tin , this also came long n short in height . Once I get the proper tin will bake again .
Many many congratulations!!!
You can stuff one side of the tin with almuniun foil and can get good height for a small loaf.
Good idea will do next thanks
Any yeastfree recipies of bread?
Sorry Payal, no yet but will soon add!
Hi,
Thank you for the bread recipe.
It comes out very nice .
with masala bun recipe I made plain buns and pav also.
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback Mamtha ❤️ 😘😊
Can I post the pictures
Sure!!
My college bestie has just started to bake these days. Its her new hobby. I will recommend your baking recipes to her for sure.
I will be glued to the sweets section for sure 😀
Nidheesh, Thank you very much for remembering the blog to your friend. I hope she will find it useful.
Have a safe week.
You too 🙂