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Leopard bread is one of the best bread recipes, with milk bread and chocolate loaded leopard prints inside the bread. Learn how to make it from scratch!
Leopard Print Bread
Recently, I saw the pictures of this recipe on social media and decided to have this bread recipe on my site.
This is a soft milk bread recipe with adorable chocolate color prints. The bread is very soft, milky, with chocolate and coffee flavors.
How To Make Leopard Bread
Other than plain dough, you will need three additional flavors made with regular cocoa powder, dark cocoa powder and espresso powder.
The cocoa powders and espresso powder form the deep chocolate and dark chocolate color that make the cute and beautiful leopard prints in the bread.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can certainly freeze the bread. Just wrap tightly in a plastic bag. Reheat in a toaster oven before serving.
This recipe is only 328 calories per serving.
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Leopard Bread
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons bread flour, plus 2 teaspoons
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup water
Bread Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup warm whole milk
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon milk plus 1 teaspoon milk, divided
- 1/3 cup dark cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, whisk together flour, milk and water. Bring to a simmer, whisking continuously until mix has thickened, about 6 to 8 minutes. Pour into a small heatproof bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside to cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, yeast and salt, and mix well. Add egg, milk and cooled starter mix. Knead the mixture until it comes together, and continue for another few minutes. Add butter and knead for another 10 to 15 minutes until the dough becomes uniformly smooth and springy.
- Divide the dough into two parts, one slightly larger than the other. Roll the larger portion into a smooth ball and place it in a buttered bowl. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Cut the remaining portion of dough into two pieces, one slightly larger than the other. Incorporate the cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of milk into the larger piece, kneading until you achieve a uniform light brown color. Form the dough into a smooth ball, and place into a buttered bowl, then cover with plastic wrap.
- Incorporate the dark chocolate cocoa and espresso powders with a teaspoon of milk into the remaining dough ball, kneading well until you have a uniform dark brown color. Form the dough into a smooth ball, place into a buttered bowl, then cover with plastic wrap. Allow all three doughs to rise, covered, until they have doubled in size, about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Butter a 9×5-inch (23cm x 12cm) loaf pan well.
- Once doubled, remove each dough ball from its bowl one at a time and punch it down. Portion each ball of dough into seven equal parts, forming the parts into smooth balls, and then covering all of the dough with plastic wrap to keep it moist.
- Take a light brown dough ball and roll it out into a small rectangle. Roll the long side of the rectangle up tightly to form a long log, taking care not to allow any air to become trapped inside. Next, take a dark brown dough ball and roll it into a small rectangle, as long as the light brown log. Wrap the dark brown rectangle around the light brown one and set aside. Finally, take one of the lightest dough balls and roll a rectangle.
- Roll the light and dark brown dough log inside the rectangle and stretch a bit if necessary to match the length of the pan. Place the log in the pan and continue with the remaining dough in the same fashion. When all dough is rolled, cover the loaf pan in plastic wrap, set a sheet pan on top and set aside to rise for another 40 to 50 minutes. Halfway through the proof, preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
- When dough has risen again, remove the sheet pan and plastic wrap, brush the top of the loaf with whole milk and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. When the loaf is done, remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out the loaf and finish the cooling process on a wire rack for at least one hour before slicing and serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Great timing!! I can make this for the kids after their Lion King movie this weekend. Only I won’t call it leopard bread. I’ll let the kids decide what to name and give you their feedbacks :)
Thanks again. This is going to be a great weekend.
Thanks for your comment. :)
You are so creative. Another delightful recipe from Bee!!! Thank You.
Thanks Austin.
Hi, just wanted to tell you much I enjoy your website, even picked up your book Easy Chinese Recipes!
Thanks Mary :)