Name: Milk Bread
Yield: Makes 6 rolls, one 9x5" loaf, or 12 split-top buns Servings
Ingredients: 5⅓ cups bread flour, divided, plus more for surface; 1 cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup mild honey (such as wildflower or alfalfa); 3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder; 2 tablespoons active dry yeast (from about 3 envelopes); 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 3 large eggs; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature; Nonstick vegetable oil spray; Flaky sea salt (optional)

Elizabeth Cecil

At Kindred, this dough is used to make the pan of warm pull-apart bread that’s gifted to each table, in addition to the house’s burger buns, split-top rolls, and sandwich bread. It’s as versatile as it is forgiving.

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