How to Make Butter Crust Bread with Panasonic Bread Maker

      My husband and I have baked homemade bread with using our Panasonic bread maker several times a week since last year. Making bread with using a bread maker is very easy. Just put all ingredients in the bread maker at night. Next morning, take the freshly baked bread out of it, and slice it. That's all.

Homemade Butter Crust Bread

     Last week, we baked this fluffy homemade butter crust bread for our first time. I really liked it because it had rich butter flavor. When you toast it, the crust is savory and crispy. 😋 Today, I'm going to share with you how to make butter crust bread with Panasonic Bread Maker. I hope you will try this recipe.


How to Make Butter Crust Bread

Ingredients
220g of Water
98g of Butter
30g of Sugar
4g of Salt
360g of Bread Flour
4g of Dry Yeast



1. Set all ingredients in the bread maker. Make sure that the dry yeast does not touch the liquid. (I prefer to put all liquid ingredients first. Then, add bread flour, and finally put dry yeast over the bread flour.)

2. Set the program.
For Panasonic Bread Maker
Bread Mode : Basic
Baking Option : Bake
Size : XL
Crust : Light
Timer : Your Choice



3. Enjoy!

    If you find it difficult to slice homemade bread, I recommend you to try an electric knife. It's so much easier to slice bread perfectly.

Homemade Butter Crust Bread

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How to Make White Bread with Panasonic Bread Maker

     My husband and I have baked homemade bread with using our Panasonic bread maker several times a week since last year. Indeed, we haven't purchased any commercial bread at supermarkets for about a year except when we traveled Japan. Making bread with using a bread maker is very easy. Just put all ingredients in it at night. Next morning, take the freshly baked bread out of it, and slice it. That's all. 😋 

     Last week, we baked this fluffy white bread and enjoyed homemade sandwiches. You can make this bread with very simple ingredients. By the way, I've purchased Ardent Mills Harvest Bread Flour (25 lb for about $6) and Red Star Active Dry Yeast (32 oz for $4.49) at Costco. (I found the dry yeast at Costco Business Center.) Today, I'm going to share with you how to make white bread with Panasonic bread maker. If you are interested in baking bread during the stay-at-home order, I hope that you will try this recipe.


Ingredients
240g of Water
12g of Milk
15g of Beaten Egg
38g of Butter
23g of Sugar
5g of Salt
360g of Bread Flour
4g of Dry Yeast


1. Set all ingredients in the bread maker. Make sure that the dry yeast does not touch the liquid. (I prefer to put all liquid ingredients first. Then, add bread flour, and finally put dry yeast over the bread flour.)

2. Set the program.
For Panasonic Bread Maker
Bread Mode : Basic
Baking Option : Bake
Size : XL
Crust : Light
Timer : Your Choice



3. Enjoy!

Use An Electric Knife to Slice Homemade Bread!

Toastmaster Electric Knife

      When you make fluffy bread, you probably find it difficult to slice bread with a regular knife perfectly. My husband and I used to use a manual bread knife, and the biggest pain was slicing bread nicely. Finally, we purchased this electric knife, Toastmaster. It's so much easier to slice fresh bread perfectly now.😁

Stay Healthy, Stay Happy 😊



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6 Foods That Can Boost Your Immune System  


 1. Natto (納豆)

Natto (納豆)

     Natto is fermented soybeans, which is the delicious Japanese superfood. It's probiotic-rich foods and improve gut flora and boosts immune system.

Hikiwari Natto (ひきわり納豆)

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Hikiwari Natto + Mayonnaise

Hikiwari Natto + Mayonnaise

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 2. Miso (みそ, 味噌)

Miso Paste

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Gobo (ごぼう)

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Mushrooms

     Mushrooms are healthy foods you can eat every day. Mushrooms act as a prebiotics and improve your health.

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       Yesterday, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, finally recommended Americans wear face coverings in public.

       Even though most people in Japan have been wearing face masks whether they have symptoms or not, I've only seen a few people wearing face masks in the U.S. since last month. I was very surprised that the CDC finally released the new guidance regarding face coverings. From now on, we all should wear cloth face masks in public to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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What You'll Need
2 rubber bands or hair ties
1 handkerchief (20" x 20")

If you don't have a large handkerchief, you can also use a large bandanna, small scarf or any fabric. You can also use your old t-shirt (cut to the size).

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2. Pleat it.

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