[null, null, {"document_url": "https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2015/09/checkerboard-tangzhong-rolls.html", "unformatted_src": "https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5LKJiKs0Fo/VeUSCP-6_4I/AAAAAAAAIn0/-TuaGgM1yhg/s640/DSC00998.JPG", "src": "https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5LKJiKs0Fo/VeUSCP-6_4I/AAAAAAAAIn0/-TuaGgM1yhg/s640/DSC00998.JPG", "formatted_filename": "DSC", "alt_text": "Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls", "rendered_width": 640, "rendered_height": 640}, null, {"document_url": "https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2015/09/checkerboard-tangzhong-rolls.html", "unformatted_src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-8SD3VMw/0/X2/IMG_1667-X2.jpg", "src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-8SD3VMw/0/X2/IMG_1667-X2.jpg", "formatted_filename": "IMG X", "alt_text": "Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls", "rendered_width": 426, "rendered_height": 640}, null, {"document_url": "https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2015/09/checkerboard-tangzhong-rolls.html", "unformatted_src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-xkhQk6q/0/X2/IMG_1663-X2.jpg", "src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-xkhQk6q/0/X2/IMG_1663-X2.jpg", "formatted_filename": "IMG X", "alt_text": "Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls", "rendered_width": 426, "rendered_height": 640}, null, {"document_url": "https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2015/09/checkerboard-tangzhong-rolls.html", "unformatted_src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-NbRM37Z/0/M/IMG_1665-M.jpg", "src": "https://karenhkerr.smugmug.com/Food/TwelveLoaves/i-NbRM37Z/0/M/IMG_1665-M.jpg", "formatted_filename": "IMG M", "alt_text": "Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls", "rendered_width": 640, "rendered_height": 426}, null, {"document_url": "https://www.karenskitchenstories.com/2015/09/checkerboard-tangzhong-rolls.html", "unformatted_src": "https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mm20hDT3DUM/VC7bXMgLUSI/AAAAAAAAcUk/6HiROINJI98/s1600/%23TwelveLoaves.jpg", "src": "https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mm20hDT3DUM/VC7bXMgLUSI/AAAAAAAAcUk/6HiROINJI98/s1600/%23TwelveLoaves.jpg", "formatted_filename": "TwelveLoaves", "rendered_width": 200, "rendered_height": 145}, null, null, null, null, null]

Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls These Checkerboard Tangzhong Rolls are so soft and fluffy. When you separate them, the crumb just pulls apart into deliciously thin ethereal sheets of goodness.

Tangzhong you ask? It is a starter made of flour and water, and sometimes milk, that is cooked to exactly 149 degrees F (well maybe not exactly in my case), cooled, and added to the dough. The resulting bread is amazingly soft. It's the kind of bread that is so good with just salted butter.
 Today my opinionated seven year old grandson came to visit and he accepted an offer of a roll for a snack. He promptly ate two.

Me: "I made these myself!"
Grandson: "You make everything yourself!" These rolls are also great for sandwiches and sliders.

This month the #TwelveLoaves bread baking group is baking with seeds! I love the checkerboard pattern that these rolls make in the pan. I used sesame and poppy seeds interspersed with some plain rolls to create this pattern. You could also use flax seeds, or, if you don't like seeds, bran and oats to coat the tops of the rolls. Have fun! For more fun with Tangzhong, check out this Hokkaido Milk Bread and this Tangzhong Whole Wheat and Rye Bread.

For more breads using seeds, check out the links from the other #TwelveLoaves members after the recipe.




90 grams (6 T) water
18 grams (2 T) bread flour


345 grams bread flour
30 grams sugar
7 grams instant yeast
15 grams milk powder (optional, I used King Arthur Flour's Special Dry Milk)
All of the tangzhong
75 to 90 grams whole milk
30 grams heavy whipping cream
30 grams unsalted butter at room temperature
5 grams salt


Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, bran, or other seed or topping of your choice


To make the tangzhong:


Adapted from a recipe contributed by Dave W, a member of the Facebook group, Artisan Bread Bakers. #TwelveLoaves is a monthly bread baking party. Our host this month is Lora from Cake Duchess and our theme is Seeds. For more bread recipes, visit the #TwelveLoaves Pinterest board, or check out last month's selection of #TwelveLoaves Malt Breads!

For more bread recipes, visit the #TwelveLoaves Pinterest board, or check out last month's selection of #TwelveLoaves Malt Breads! Labels: Asian, bread, hokkaido, poppy seeds, rolls, sesame seeds, tangzhong, Twelve Loaves



