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Pain Au Lait Opusculum
Pain Au Lait Opusculum
Pain au Lait
YIELD: approx. 1000g
480g bread flour
18g sucrose
5g instant yeast
320g whole milk, room temperature
10g salt
180g butter, slightly softened
1. Combine the flour, sucrose, and yeast in a mixer bowl. Add the milk. Mix at low speed with a dough
hook for two minutes, until a rough dough forms. Add the salt, followed by the butter ‐ gradually and in
small pieces. Increase the speed to medium, and continue mixing for 4‐5 minutes.
2. Bulk‐ferment the dough at room temperature, covered, for 30 minutes.
3. On a floured surface, roll the dough to a thickness of about 1‐2cm and into a rectangle measuring
about 20cm by 40cm. Brush the dough of excess flour and fold a ‘single turn’. Wrap the dough and place
in a freezer; rest for 30 minutes.
4. Roll the dough to a rectangle once more and complete a second single turn; rest an additional 30
minutes in the freezer. Repeat to complete a third and final turn with a 30 minutes resting period to
follow.
5. After the third the turn, roll to a rectangle measuring about 20cm by 40cm and rest for ten minutes,
covered. Use a ruler measuring 4cm in width to mark and cut the dough into even squares with a sharp
knife.
6. Transfer to a parchment‐lined sheet pan and proof between for up to one hour at 26‐30˚C/80‐86˚F.
Lightly brush the tops of each square with an egg wash; sprinkle some coarse sea salt.
7. Bake at 205˚C/400˚F for 12‐15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
Michael Laiskonis
Opusculum
2014