Milo Wheat Bread

Picture of bread after kneading and left to rest for 45 mins.

It seemed like all my friends who grew up in south-east asia had their fare share of Milo or Ovaltine growing up. It's what parents usually give their kids as a supplement or in place of milk. And the difference between Milo and Ovaltine is kinda like Pepsi and Coke. Personally, I like both Milo and Ovaltine Malt. Now that it's summer-like weather and my kids are drinking more chilled, plain wholemilk, I thought some Milo flavored bread could be interesting. I like the resulting mild chocolate color, and slightly sweet taste. Used the wheat bread recipe that came with my breadmaker, and added 1/4 cup of Milo to the recipe. Made the dough in the breadmaker, then transfered the dough to a Pam-sprayed bread pan to rise and baked it in the oven. Might play with it more to get a stronger Milo flavor, but the kids seem to like it. Probably will make Ovaltine malt bread next. Aiyah! Always playing with my food!

Recipe for Lee Ping:

For my breadmachine, I add all the wet ingredients first, followed by the dry ones. Here's the ingredients for a 1.5 lb bread.

Note that depending on the humidity of your area, you have to test how 'wet' or 'dry' your dough is after 5-10 mins in the machine. Dough should be sticky. If dough is dry, add 1 tsp of water or milk.

For the milo bread, I mixed 4 tbs milo with 3 tbs warm milk. But the flavor was quite mild, and I might add more milo next time. Add to the rest of your 'wet' ingredients for the milo wheat bread.
1 cup warm water
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 tablespoons honey ( used organic can sugar)
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups Bread Flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons quick active yeast