pork floss roll

The last loaf of bread that I baked using pork floss was one where I added the pork floss to the dough during the kneading process. As a result, the pork floss blended into the dough and the taste of the pork floss was not very distinctive when the bread was baked.

This time, I decided to try something different. I rolled out the dough and sprinkled liberal amounts of pork floss on the dough. I then rolled up the dough and baked the bread like a log. The taste of the pork floss was very distinctive and I got thumbs up from the people who sampled the bread.

If you do not like pork floss, you can substitute with other types of floss, eg. chicken floss. Choose the type of floss that is a little crispy so that there is some crunch when you bite into the bread.

The pork floss that I used was given to me by SC. It also contains seaweed and white sesame seeds. She bought it from Bee Cheng Hiang.

INGREDIENTS

1 egg (lightly beaten)

1 1/4 cups warm milk

1/4 cup honey

2 tbsp butter (softened)

3/4 tsp salt

3 3/4 cups bread flour

2 tsp instant dry yeast

pork floss (or any other type of floss of your choice)

butter / margarine (for brushing)

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour, yeast and pork floss) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board.

6. Roll out the dough into a rectangle.

7. Brush the dough with butter / margarine.

8. Sprinkle generous amounts of pork floss on the rolled out dough.

9. Roll up the dough into a log.

10. Place the dough on a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper.

11. Cover the baking tray with a dry cloth and leave for 1 hour.

12. Bake in an oven preheated to 185 degrees for 30 minutes.

TIP

As an alternative, you can spread the rolled out dough with mayonnaise instead of butter/margarine.