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Easy Homemade Pav (no mixer recipe)

Fluffy and cloud like homemade pav that doesn’t need a mixer and only butter, flour, milk, yeast, water, salt and sugar. Simple ingredients and easy method makes for a soft and delicious bread you can make at home similar to the ladi pav recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Proofing Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish, Tart, tea time
Cuisine Indian, Portuguese
Servings 12 pav

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Cling wrap
  • Baking tray
  • Baking paper
  • Brush
  • Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup warm mik
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp instant yeast
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp milk powder
  • 2 tbsp butter

For brushing

  • 2 tbsp milk before baking
  • 2 tbsp melted butter after baking

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl add the warm milk, water, sugar and instant yeast. Stir and set aside for 10 minutes.
  • Once it has activated (becomes frothy and bubbly) add the flour, salt, milk powder.
  • Using your hands start mixing the ingredients together until combined. It will look like a shaggy mess - kneed for 5 minutes until the dough it soft and not sticky.
  • Add the butter 1 tbsp at a time and knead well. Once incorporated shape into a ball.
  • Transfer to the mixing bowl, cover with cling wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  • Knock back and punch out the air, remove the dough from the mixing bowl and divide into 12 pieces. Roll into balls.
  • Transfer to lined 9x9 inch tray for ladi pav or a 9x13 for regular pav (*check notes below). Cover and allow it to rise for 20 minutes of until doubled in size.
  • In this time preheat the oven to 180℃. Brush the buns with 2 tbsp milk and place in the oven.
  • Bake the buns for 20 minutes or until golden on the top and when you knock on the dough it will have a hollow sound.
  • When they come out of the oven, brush the buns with melted butter and allow them to cool in the pan. Enjoy with butter and coffee.

Notes

  • No milk powder? No problem! Leave it out.
  • *If you are looking to make ladi pav - make sure to place the dough balls closer to each other and use a 9x9 inch tray so they bake into each other.
  • Brushing with buns with milk will ensure a golden top once baked.
  • You absolutely must brush the warm buns with melted butter once they are baked.