Deliciously soft Japanese Milk Bread made with Yudanme method shaped into Hot Dog Buns. They are called "Koppepan" in Japanese. Learn how to shape hot dog buns and also New England Style Hot dog buns without a special mould.
06Add the room temperature butter into the bread machine at about 10 minutes into the cycle.
07Roll the dough round and place the dough into a greased bowl. Wrap with cling wrap. Let it rise for about 45 min to 1 hour at about 86°F(30°C) or until it doubles in size.
08Test if the dough has risen by dusting your finger with flour and poke the dough. If the dough doesn't bounce back and the hole you poked stays there, it is ready.
09Punch the dough down and cut the dough into 8 equal parts with scraper and roll them. *9
10Cover the rolled doughs with a wet cloth and let it stand for 20 minutes.
11Flatten a rolled dough with your palm and roll out the dough to about 6 inches (15cm) long oval with a rolling pin.
12Rotate the dough 90° and fold in 1/3 top edge to the centre. Then fold in the other edge also. Fold them in half and seal it. Roll to shape neatly with your hands.
13Do the same shaping for the rest of the rolled dough.
14Place the shaped dough onto a baking tray, cover it with a wet cloth and let the dough rise for a second time until the dough double in size. *10
15Start to preheat the oven to 392°F(200°C) .
16Gently brush milk on each dough.
17Bake the dough for about 10 minutes in a preheated oven.
18Remove the bread from the baking tray and cool it down on a wire rack.