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Home > Recipes > Asia > Swirl Bread

Swirl Bread

Swirl bread also known as rainbow or ice cream bread, is one of Singaporeans’ favourite childhood snack to have in the tropical weather. It’s often sold with ice cream sandwiched in between by old-school ice cream vendors with a recognizable bell. Start reliving your childhood and bake your own version of fluffy swirl bread!

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SERVING SIZE

2

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TIME REQUIRED

Preparation: 40 minutes
Baking: 28 minutes
Total waiting/resting:
2 hours 45 minutes

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SERVING SUGGESTION

Sandwich your favourite ice cream in between each slice or toast it and serve with some salted butter and jam.

INGREDIENTS

Yellow Dough Quantity
Flour100g
Water40ml
Salt2g
Saf-instant® Gold instant dry yeast1.7g
Steamed pumpkin 53g
Sugar13g
Unsalted butter 7g
Green DoughQuantity
Flour170g
Water100ml
Salt3g
Saf-instant® Gold instant dry yeast3g
Sugar22g
Butter16g
Milk Powder 5g
Pandan Essence 2g
Pandan Leaf 20g
White Dough Quantity
Flour170g
Water100ml
Salt3g
Saf-instant® Gold instant dry yeast2g
Sugar22g
Butter20g
Milk Powder 5g

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PRE-PREPARATION

Yellow Dough

  1. Steam the pumpkin till it’s soft

Green Dough

  1. 1. Chop or blend the pandan leaf with 80ml of water.
  2. 2. Boil till water is green in colour.
  3. 3. Cool before use.

PREPARE THE DOUGH

Yellow Dough

  1. 1. Place all the ingredients and steamed pumpkin in the mixing bowl. Using spiral mixer, mix on low speed
    for 4 minutes and high speed for 6 minutes.
  2. 2. The final dough temperature should be approximately 26˚C.
  3. 3. Divide the dough equally into 2 pieces, approximately 100gm each.
  4. 4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Green Dough

  1. 1. Place all the ingredients and pandan water in the mixing bowl. Using spiral mixer, mix on low speed for 4 minutes and high speed for 6 minutes.
  2. 2. The final dough temperature should be approximately 26˚C.
  3. 3. Divide the dough equally into 2 pieces, approximately 150gm each.
  4. 4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.

White Dough

  1. 1. Place all the ingredients in the mixing bowl. Using spiral mixer, mix on low speed for 4 minutes and high speed for 6 minutes.
  2. 2. The final dough temperature should be approximately 26˚C.
  3. 3. Divide the dough equally into 2 pieces, approximately 100gm each.
  4. 4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.

SHAPING

  1. Shape each dough into round ball and set aside.
  2. Take one of each yellow, green and white dough, roll out the dough and stack them on top of each other in order of your preference.
  3. Roll out the stacked dough so it’s flatter and wider. Roll it up into a log like a roll cake and pinch the ends shut.
  4. With the seam side down, place the dough into a greased bread pan.
  5. Cover the dough and let it rest for 135 minutes at 30˚C and 80% humidity. The dough will double in size.

BAKING

  1. Preheat oven to 200˚C.
  2. Bake for 28 minutes at 180˚C or till golden brown.
  3. Let the bread cool before slicing.

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