Here is a Simple Homemade Puff-Pastry-Style Bread recipe that matches the technique and look of your photo — soft, layered, buttery, swirled bread, but made easily at home (no complicated lamination).
It uses a soft dough + a quick butter paste, giving that beautiful puff-pastry swirl when baked.
Simple Homemade Puff Pastry Bread
(Inspired by the bread in your photo)
Ingredients
For the dough
- 300 ml warm milk
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp dry yeast (7–10 g)
- 2 eggs
- 550 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 50 g softened butter
For the butter paste (for puff layers)
- 120 g softened butter
- 2 tbsp flour
Instructions
1. Prepare the dough
- Mix warm milk + sugar + yeast. Let foam for 10 minutes.
- Add eggs, flour, salt, and knead until smooth.
- Add softened butter and knead 5 more minutes.
- Cover and let rise 1 hour.
2. Prepare the butter paste
Mix softened butter + flour until creamy.
This paste helps create puff-pastry-like layers without real lamination.
3. Form the layers
- Punch down the dough, divide into 2 parts.
- Roll each piece into a rectangle.
- Spread half of the butter paste evenly on each.
- Roll up into a long log.
- Cut the log into 8 thick slices.
- Place the slices cut-side up into a loaf pan so the spirals face upward —
this creates the same swirl pattern as in your photo.
4. Rise again
Cover and let rise 30–40 minutes until puffy.
5. Bake
- Bake at 170°C / 340°F for 25–30 minutes
- Until golden, puffed, and layered.
Tips for Perfect Puff-Style Bread
- Use very soft butter — it must blend into the dough layers.
- Do not overbake: the bread stays soft and buttery if lightly golden.
- Brush the top with melted butter after baking for extra softness.