Tiger Bread Recipe

This Tiger bread Recipe will help you make the best tiger bread or tiger rolls with soft and delicious crumb and with a super crunchy crust.

Tiger breador tiger rolls (also sold asDutch crunchorGiraffe bread) is the commercial name for a loaf of bread of Dutch origin that has a mottled crust.

Tiger bread is so easy to make just like any other bread that we make.It’s appearance is that something we all are curious and love about this tiger bread rolls.

Homemade Tiger Bread

That crackled crust on top of tiger rolls is the result of spreading the half proofed bread dough with a rice flour paste.

The rice flour is gluten free and so when the bread rises and expands in the oven ,the rice paste will not expand and they break and results in that characteristic appearance.

There are many different names for this bread ,some callit Dutch Crunch Bread or Tiger Bread (Tijgerbrood in Dutch) or Dutch Tiger Bread (tijgerbolletjes)or Tiger rolls and some call this bread a giraffe bread though the appearance of this bread is more similar to that of a leopard 🙂

Crunchy Tiger Bread

The crunchy crust of tiger rolls is made with a rice paste which is a thick paste made with some rice flour, water, oil, sugar, yeast and salt.

A tiger bread or Dutch crunch bread is made as a white bread bloomer loaf (dutch oven bread) or a regular soft white bread or dinner rolls; but the technique can be applied to any shape of bread.

After kneading the dough for 8-10 minutes, Our dough should be soft and smooth and it will bounce back when pressed and it will still show a tendancy to stick on to the surface.

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Take a clean bowl ,place the dough inside it and then wrap it with a plastic film and let the dough stand rise in a warm environment for 30 minutes.

We can divide them into 8 small dough balls (78-80 g each) to shape them as dinner rolls or yeast rolls or tiger rolls.

It’s important that the mixture is spreadable in consistency, so adjust using small amount of water or rice flour to make it a thick spreadable consistency, if it’s not already at that stage.

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Cover it again and let the loaves sit in warm environment for 40-50 more minutes to finish the final rising or until they are almost doubled in size.

The top of the bread will start to get browned at around 30 minutes, but wait for 5 more minutes to get the top turn completely golden brown.

If the shape of the bread is medium sized tiger rolls (79-80 g each ;the rolls when divided into 8 equal parts) then it will get baked in about 25 minutes of baking.

Tiger Bread Topping

For medium shaped sandwich loaves (158 g each ;when the dough is divided into 4 equal pieces) it may take around 30-32 minutes of baking.

If the bread is a single loaf (640g each) ,then it will take around 40-45 minutes for it to get baked properly.

Though Tiger bread rolls are very similar to any other breads, the texture, taste and aroma of this bread is something that makes them unique.

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The crust is finely crunchy and at the same time the crumb is very soft and fluffy.This tiger bread/tijgerbrood have a subtle sweetness to it which most of us love.

Tiger loaves or buns can be sliced horizontally and can be filled with any of our favorite fillings and can have as a sandwich as well.

As yeast is a fermenting agent or a natural leavener, when added in the rice flour paste, it makes the rice flour paste get fermented.

Super Crunchy Dutch Tiger Bread (tijgerbolletjes)

This makes the rice flour paste filled with air and thus, when it get baked in the oven, the outer crust will be more light and airy.

You can use any gluten free flour like millet flour or oat flour or almond flour , or bread crumbs or potato flour.We can use pastry flour as well ,as it contain less gluten.

Adding Marmite or malt extract or Vegemite or any other brand of yeast extract can slightly enhance the flavor the tiger bread/tijgerbrood.This can bring that bakery flavor (Tiger bread that we get from supermarkets) to the Dutch Crunch Bread.

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Tiger bread Recipe will help you make the best tiger bread or Dutch Crunch Bread with soft and delicious crumb and with a super crunchy crust.

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Dutch Crunch Bread

The post covers detailed step by step instruction on making the dutch crunch bread as well as the bread rolls, perfect for a beginner and expert baker alike!!

(tiger roll), Tiger Bread is basically a soft and fluffy white bloomer bread loaf which has a distinct pattern baked on top owing to the rice flour paste which also gives the bread its flavour and crunch.

Being a bloomer bread loaf recipe, you really do not need any kind of baking pan and this recipe can also be adjusted to make tiger bread rolls if that is what you prefer (have included the instructions for those as well).

Cracking The Tiger Bread Mystery

What makes it special is the rice flour paste applied on top of the dough before baking which dries and cracks while baking giving the bread its characteristic bold look and flavour.

Whereas, the white bread beneath is expanding in the heat of the oven. So while the bread expands, the rice flour paste on top dries, brakes at certain point and eventually crisps up giving the patterned look.

Pro Tip: Knead your dough for 15 to 18 mins. It is ready when you press your finger against it and it pulls back with some resistance. That indicates that the dough is moist and ready to be proofed.

Loaded Tiger Bread Pizza Style

Instant Pot proofing is the best hack ever. I highly recommend you to check this post on Instant Pot Bread proofing for additional details.

As for this recipe, grease the pot with some oil. Put the dough in it, turn it all around to coat with oil. Or you can also choose to line the base with parchment paper as shown in the image above.

Then start rolling the dough from one end to form a torpedo shape aka long loaf shape. (Roll like a swiss roll cake). (image 12-14)

Tiger Bread Loaf

At mid interval that is after 20 mins, we need to apply the rice flour paste on top to get the perfect crust.

In a mixing bowl, combine together the rice flour, yeast, sugar, sesame oil, salt and water to form a smooth paste. (images 15-17)

Grease a cling wrap with some oil and cover the bread dough with this and then a tea towel and allow it to proof for the remaining 20 mins.

Tipsy Tiger Bread (dutch Crunch Bread)

Remember to grease the cling wrap or else the rice flour paste may stick to the tea towel and your crust won't have the beautiful texture.

After the final proofing, bake the loaves in a preheated oven of 200°C for 30 to 35 mins until the top is crackled and nice golden brown in colour and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow (image 16).

Let it cool in the baking tray for 5 mins then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and enjoying.

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Take one part, tuck the sides to the bottom and then using your fingers and thumb tighten the dough to form a tight bread roll (images 17-18).

Once shaped, allow it to prove for 20 mins on a greased tray, then apply the rice flour paste as mentioned and prove for the remaining time duration.

The secret to getting the perfect crunchy top is the rice flour paste that is smeared on top of the slightly risen dough.

Dutch Tiger Bread Rolls

Whereas the proved white bread dough beneath is rising in the heat of the oven and is constantly expanding thereby tearing the rice flour paste giving the distinctive mottled appearance on the crust.

So now you know there is nothing special about the bread dough, but it is always a little trick under your belt to jazz up things once in a while 😉

You may use other gluten-free flour like Oat Flour, Almond Flour or any Millet Flour to experiment. But my recommendation would be rice flour as it gives the crunchiest crust.

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Yeast makes the paste soft and palatable and hence I would not recommend skipping it. Moreover, it is also a leavening agent so it makes the end product to be light and airy.

Sainsbury’s supermarket in the UK changed its name to giraffe bread as it