Five Thousand Dollars Starter Dough Bread

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I saw so many posts on the Five-Thousand-Dollars-Starter-Breads. I was so curious why it was named 5K, so I decided to ask one of the baker. She pointed me to a blog post, and from there, I understand why it was named 5K bread. Many bloggers have also started baking this bread. Out of curiously, I decided to give it a try. For my last proofing, I went out and left it to proof for about two hours. By the time I came back, the dough was over the brim of the bread container.

The bread loaf was really soft and spongy after baking. I didn't find anything really special about this bread recipe though it stayed soft even after two days. Perhaps, I shall try baking buns like what Edith did. Otherwise, I thought the previous buns which I baked was actually nicer (because it was wholemeal compared to this white bread)!

Recipe for Five Thousand Dollars Starter Dough Bread, adapted from Cuisine Paradise and Victoria Bakes.
(Makes a bread loaf)

Ingredients:
Starter Dough:
105g Bread Flour
45g Plain Flour
13g Caster Sugar
4g Instant Dry Yeast
120g Water, room temperature

Main Dough:
105g Bread Flour
45g Plain Flour
42g Caster Sugar
3/4tsp Sea Salt
45g Lightly Beaten Egg
22g Water, room temperature
35g LIV Unsalted Butter, soften

Method:

1. Mix all starter dough ingredients together and allow it to sit in a warm environment to rise till it looks like “honeycomb” (approximately 1hr).
2. Mix the above with main dough ingredients except butter and knead till it is soft and non-sticky. Then incorporate butter and knead till it is shiny and pliable.
3. Allow dough to rise till it doubles in size (approximately 45-60mins).
4. After dough has risen, punch dough down and WITHOUT RESTING dough, divide it into 3 equal portions, and make it into plaits.
5. Place the plaited dough into an oiled loaf pan and allowed to rise (approximately 1hr).
6. Brush it the top with milk.
7. Bake in preheated oven of 180 degrees C on lowest rack for 25 mins.
8. Once baked, immediately remove from the pan and let it cool completely before slicing.