The aroma of Chai tea is mesmerizing. A perfect beverage for the holiday season and those cold winter nights. Chai tea makes a wonderful bread too.
| Ingredients | Measure | Metric |
| Day Before | ||
| Bread flour | 4 cups | 960 ml |
| Powdered Milk | 2 tablespoons | 30 ml |
| Water | 1 1/2 cups | 360 ml |
| Instant yeast | 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml |
| Salt | 1 teaspoon | 5 ml |
| Day of | ||
| Bread flour | 1 1/2 - 2 cups | 360 - 480 ml |
| Milk powder | 1/4 cup | 60 ml |
| Salt | 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml |
| Sugar | 1/2 cup | 120 ml |
| Egg ( beaten ) | 1 | 1 |
| Butter | 1/4 cup | 60 ml |
| Chai tea | 1/2 cup | 120 ml |
| instant yeast | 1 teaspoon | 5 ml |
Directions
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Place all the night before ingredients
into a bowl and mix till smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to
sit for 1 hour, then place into the fridge for 12 - 16 hours.
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Next day remove the dough and allow to
sit for 1 - 2 hours on the counter. In a separate bowl add the butter,
powder milk, egg, sugar, salt and mix together. Add in the warm Chai tea
and mix.
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Remove the "day before" dough and cut into small pieces. Mixed into the bowl with the Chai tea mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon.
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Add in the instant yeast and mix. Start to add in the flour, about a 1/2 cup at a time.
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When the dough becomes to hard to mix in
the bowl, sprinkle a little flour onto a flat surface and begin to
knead the dough. Adding more flour as needed till you have a smooth and
elastic dough ( about 10 - 15 minutes ). Place the dough into a lightly
oiled bowl. Turn the dough over a few times till all the dough is
lightly coated with the oil. Allow to rest till double in size or about 1
hour.
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Remove dough from bowl and deflate the
gas from the dough. Cut the dough into 6 equal pieces. I like to use a
scale to be sure each piece weighs the same.
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Place 3 pieces of dough into the 2
lightly greased loaf pans. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit till
the dough has risen to double it's size. Sprinkle some flour ontop of
the dough. Bake in a preheated 350F or 176C for about 30 - 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and remove from the loaf pans and place onto a wire
rack to cool.
Source: Chuck
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