Even though there are plenty of bread choices around (and cheap as well!), I still like making bread, because nothing beats the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven! This bread may look just like a regular loaf, but the cream, milk powder and honey in the recipe give it a little touch of luxury. It's slightly sweet, so it's great to take the sweet route (e.g. PB&J, French toast); however, it works very well with savoury fillings too.
It doesn't have to be a sandwich loaf only, you can turn this dough into buns, doughnuts, etc.
Ingredients：
*makes 2 loaves*
5 + 1/3 cups bread flour (divided, plus more for surface) 1 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup honey 3 tbsp milk powder 2 tbsp active dry yeast 2 tbsp salt 3 eggs (divided) 4 tbsp unsalted butter (at room temperature and cut into pieces) Non-stick oil spray
Steps：
1. Cook 1/3 cup flour and 1 cup water in a pan over medium heat about 5 minutes. Whisk constantly, until a thick paste forms.
2. Add cream and honey and keep cooking. Whisk well.
3. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add milk powder, yeast, salt, 2 eggs and 5 remaining cups flour. Mix on medium speed about 5 minutes until dough is smooth.
4. Add butter, one piece at a time, fully incorporating into dough before adding the next piece. Mix for 5-8 minutes until dough is smooth, shiny and elastic.
5. Coat a large bowl with non-stick spray and transfer dough to bowl, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise about 1 hour until doubled in size.
6. Coat sandwich pan with non-stick spray. Turn out dough onto a floured surface and divide into 2 pieces, and shape each into a ball. Place them into the pan and close the lid. Let rise for about 1 hour (do not open the lid and check even though you're tempted to!).
7. Preheat oven to 180°C. Bake for 50 -60 minutes, rotating pan halfway through.
8. Let cool slightly in pan on a wire rack before turning out. Let cool completely before slicing.
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