Japanese salt bread (shio pan) is a popular Asian bakery bread known for its crispy, buttery crust and chewy interior. This salt bread recipe explains why melted butter fries the bottom of the bread, how steam baking creates a crunchy top, and how to make salt bread at home using simple ingredients. Learn how to eat salt bread, flavor variations like ube, matcha, black sesame, and pandan, and tips for turning salt bread into breakfast, snacks, sandwiches, or dinner rolls.

Turn milk bread into an adorable Labubu-inspired toast with just 4 ingredients.

This vegan and gluten-free rice bread recipe by Kat Lieu is soft, chewy, and delicious, made with simple pantry ingredients like rice, miso, and maple syrup. Perfect for those craving a gluten-free bread that stays moist and tender. Bake it fresh, or store it in the fridge for a few days. Easy to make, with a delightful mochi-like texture that’s perfect for sandwiches or toasting.

This bread is dedicated to everyone who is looking for a gluten-free and vegan bread recipe! You’ll be making a soft, chewy, and delicious bread in no time, using pantry ingredients such as rice, miso, and maple syrup. The best part? This bread stays moist and tender and the recipe is a simple one. Simply blend all the ingredients in a blender and bake! Once baked up, you’ll have great bread that you can use for sandwiches, toast, or simply to enjoy fresh out of the oven!

What’s better than fresh homemade milk bread? Matcha milk bread of course! If you’re time-poor, you can make this bread dough like I did the night before and allow it to rise in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, shape and then proof for about an hour in warm room temperature. You can also use any standard bread pan. I chose a cute neko (cat) bread pan and turn the slices into a frog and a kitty. I highly recommend you try this easy milk bread recipe. It requires neither the tangzhong nor yudane methods, and I bet you’ll be matcha in love with it! Happy baking! Xoxoxo, Kat Lieu Note: For added umami, instead of salt, add 1/2 teaspoon of any miso to the bread dough.

Let’s make gluten-free ube cheese pandesal that can also be made vegan with a fun recipe by Kat Lieu, as we continue our month-long AAPIHM celebration at Subtle Asian Baking!

Let’s make gluten-free milk bread with this perfect gluten-free milk bread recipe by Kat Lieu!

Let’s make delicious gluten-free mochi muffins with this versatile and simple recipe by Kat Lieu

Let’s make umamiful blue Cheese Miso Garlic Milk Bread Buns With Crispy Arugula with an amazing recipe by Kat Lieu

Let’s make chewy, QQ, gluten-free ube mochi waffles with this quick and simple recipe by Kat Lieu, the founder of Subtle Asian Baking and Modernasianbaking.com. You can make these waffles vegan as well!

Let’s make miso garlic pesto milk bread rolls!

These buns are soft, fluffy, and almost too decadent. They can be made entirely vegan (use plant-based milk instead of dairy milk, and use tofu instead of an egg as the dough's binding agent). And only because someone had an argument with me about this, yeast is 100% vegan. They are fun-guys like a mushroom. Get it? Fungi, fun-guy? Har, har, har.

If you love spicy foods, add some crispy garlic spicy chili oil for an added kick.

If you bake these beauties, be sure to let me know what you think and tag #subtleasianbakes ! <3

Let’s make gluten-free mochi waffles that taste like boba!

Let’s make the best ube cheese pandesal (milk bread style) and give your mouth an O it deserves!

Let’s make a beautiful Matcha Milk Bread Christmas Tree that requires little kneading and no yudane or tangzhong. This is a super fun bread recipe for the holidays, especially with kids!

Let’s make the viral recipe Japanese Sweet Cream Cheese Buns for the holidays!

Let’s make a cute pandan bubble bread holiday tree! This is a no-knead bread recipe for pandan chigiri pan or chopped bread.

Let’s make delicious and addictive Pavé Milk Bread, savory or sweet, the choice is yours!

Let’s make decadent sweet and savory garlic buns with milk bread dough. These buns are inspired by the viral Korean Garlick buns.

Let’s make no-knead pumpkin spice bubble bread with this fun recipe for the holidays

Let’s make delicious umami-packed scallion parmesan scones with this simple recipe by baker Phoebe Wan

Bet anyone will fall in love with these kawaii (cute) turtle melon pan buns, and baker Herman Huang has a simple recipe for you. You’ll be making soft, delicious, and addictive turtle melon pan in no time, and impress all your friends! Melon pan is named for the way they look, and usually does not use any melon in the recipe.