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This is a recipe for a [[Basic white loaf|basic white loaf]] using the [[Tang zhong|tangzhong]] method. If you are making in a [[Bread machine|bread machine]], just use the [[French bread]] setting or the longest setting your machine has.
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|TotalCalories = 1353
|PortionCalories = 135
|DatePublished=16th April 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
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|Servings = Servings: 10 - makes 1 large loaf
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 55 minutes + cooling and resting time
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 40 minutes + cooling and resting time
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====Best recipe review====

''Best with Shipton Mill flour''

5/5 

I had the best results with Shipton Mill flour when I tried this.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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[[Image:The crumb2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The crumb]]
{{RecipeIngredients
|'''For the [[Tang zhong|tang zhong]]'''
| 30g [[Strong white bread flour|strong white bread flour]]
| 150g [[Sparkling mineral water|sparkling mineral water]]
|'''For the [[Dough|dough]]'''
| 7g fast action [[Dried yeast|dried yeast]]
| 480g [[Strong white bread flour|strong white bread flour]] (I used [[Shipton Mill]] Canadian [[Flour|flour]])
| 200g water
| 1 quantity [[Tang zhong|tang zhong]] as above (make up to 170g with water if it has evaporated too much)
| 1¼ teaspoons [[Salt|salt]]
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===[[Mise en place]]===

* Make the [[Tang zhong|tang zhong]] by mixing together the [[Flour|flour]] and water to make a smooth paste. Heat in a saucepan until it reaches exactly 65°C (149°F), and remove from the [[Hob|hob]], cover and leave to cool until it is down to room temperature.
===Method===

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| Mix and [[Knead|knead]] the ingredients according to your usual method.
| Shape into a ball and leave in an oiled bowl, covered, until doubled in size (you can leave in the [[Fridge|fridge]] overnight if you wish, but bring up to room temperature before proceeding to the next stage).
| Gently deflate the [[Dough|dough]] and repeat the previous step.
| Deflate once more and shape as desired or place in a [[Banneton|banneton]] or loaf tin.
| Cover and leave to [[Prove|prove]] until almost doubled.
| Preheat the [[Oven|oven]] to 200° C (400° F - gas 6), [fan [[Oven|oven]] 180° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour].
| [[Bake]] for 40 minutes adding a tray of [[Boiling|boiling]] water to the bottom of the [[Oven|oven]] to create [[Steam|steam]].
| If [[Baking|baking]] in a tin, remove the [[Bread|bread]] after 30 minutes and [[Bake|bake]] on a shallow tray, upside down for 10 minutes.
| Remove from the [[Oven|oven]] and allow to cool on a wire rack before slicing.
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===Recipe source===

* Idea taken from various recipes by '''[http://lacocinadeloselfos.blogspot.co.uk La Cocina de los Elfos]'''
===Chef's notes===
If mixing in a [[Thermomix]], mix ingredients '''30 seconds / Speed 4''', then '''2 minutes 30 seconds / [[Knead]]'''. [[Prove]], shape and [[Bake|bake]] as above.

Use menu 21 ''French dough'' (3 hours 35 minutes) on [[Panasonic SD-ZB2502 automatic breadmaker]]
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