Rainbow Loaf & Cartoon Character Buns

Ingredient

Method

600g Japanese bread flour 45g milk powder 160g sugar 1 tsp salt 8 tsp instant yeast 360g water, divided use 50g butter natural coloring: Red yeast powder Purple sweet potato powder Pumpkin powder Pandan powder Blue pea flower powder Charcoal powder  sugar glaze: 2tsp sugar+30g hot water

FOR STAND MIXER WITH DOUGH HOOK, OR BY HAND: 1. Place the dry ingredients in a bowl. Put 300g water in a cup and sprinkle the yeast on top, set aside for about 5 minutes, until the yeast begins to react. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, then pour in the yeast mixture. Mix until a dough forms then knead for about 10 minutes and pour the remaining water bit by bit and keep kneading until elastic for another 10-15minutes. 2.Divide into 5 equal portions, each mix well with the natural colorings and using dough hook to create red, yellow, green, blue and purple color rainbows. Then each cover with plastic wrap, set aside about 2-3 hours for ferment. 2.  Once dough has risen, place the purple dough on a floured surface, and knead lightly. Rest for 15 minutes. Repeat for the rest of rainbow dough. FOR RAINBOW LOAF 3. Roll out the rainbows dough balls, then layer them. Place in a greased cake loaf tin abt 9*4".  4. Leave to proof for second time (about 1-2 hrs). Bake at 170 degree Celsius for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with sugar glaze and cool on wire rack. FOR CARTOON BUNS 3. Decorate as your own preferences. Place in a greased baking tray. 4. Leave to proof for second time (about 1 hr). Bake at 170C for 15min with top cover with another baking tray or aluminium foil to avoid bun turns to brown. Remove from oven and brush with sugar glaze and cool on wire rack.