Asian Butter Recipes

ASIAN WATER ROUX WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• To make the water roux, bring 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan, and stir in 1 tablespoon of sugar and the butter, mixing to dissolve the sugar. Place 1 cup of flour in a heatproof bowl, pour the boiling liquid over the flour, and whisk it well to remove lumps and transform the flour into smooth paste. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, bring the water roux to room temperature. In the work bowl of an electric stand mixer, stir the yeast with 3/4 cup of warm water, and let it stand until a creamy layer of foam forms on the surface, 5 to 10 minutes. Add 3 cups of flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, dry milk powder, salt, and egg. Scoop all the water roux by spoonfuls into the mixing bowl, and let the machine knead the dough on low speed to thoroughly combine the ingredients, about 2 minutes. Increase the mixer speed to medium and knead until the dough is soft and smooth, about 8 more minutes.
• Turn the dough out into a greased bowl, cover lightly with a cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough.
• Grease 2 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Working on a floured surface, cut the dough in half, and form each half into a loaf shape. Place the dough in the prepared loaf pans, cover lightly with a cloth, and let rise until doubled, about 1 more hour.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the loaves in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the bread from the pans, and brush loaves with melted butter while still warm.

BENIHANA GARLIC BUTTER RECIPE (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Take the butter out from the fridge and let it soften at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Prep the bulbs of garlic and toast them in the oven at 350°F for 3o minutes.
• Once the garlic bulbs are roasted, cut the tip for easy peeling. Squirt and squeeze into a container and continue doing the same process until each garlic clove is peeled. Start smashing like mashed potatoes, turning them into a smooth paste.
• Gradually add the room temperature whipped butter and combine them with a spatula by folding. This refers to continuously folding the ingredients gently toward the center of the bowl until they are evenly combined. When the color of the mixture is the same throughout, you have got the proper consistency.
• Crack some black pepper (you can adjust the amount according to your taste). Then, gradually add the soy sauce. Mix until the soy sauce is well incorporated. At this point, you add the lemon juice (optional).
• Once you have the desired even color and the right consistency, transfer the mixture into a glass container with a lid to seal the flavor. Store your garlic butter in the fridge for up to three weeks if you don't intend to use it straight away.

ASIAN BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients together and store in the fridge until required.

ASIAN-FLAVORED BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl.