Melon Pan メロンパン
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Melon Pan メロンパン
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Melon bread, or 'melon pan', is a type of Japanese sweet bread. It's super yummy but has no melon flavour, it's just named for its appearance!
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Ingredients
Bread dough
- 300 g Baker's Flour
- 40 g butter chopped
- 25 g sugar
- 4 g salt
- 160 ml milk
- 1 extra large egg
- 3 g dry yeast
Cookie dough
- 240 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 80 g butter
- 80 g sugar
- 1 extra large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- Granule sugar for sprinkle
Instructions
- Make the cookie dough by placing the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat until light and creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix until well combined.
- Fold through the flour and baking powder.
- Divide the cookie dough into 8 small balls and set aside in the fridge. *1
- Combine egg, yeast, milk and sugar in a small bowl or jug
- Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the liquid mixture and stir to form a soft dough.
- Transfer to an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and knead for about 10 min or until smooth and elastic.
- With the mixer motor running, add the chopped butter until the butter is combined and a smooth and silky dough forms (about a further 10 minutes).
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover and set aside in a warm place to prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Divide the bread dough into 8 equal sized balls and knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
- Roll out the refrigerated cookie dough on cling wrap to 5mm thick.
- Once it is rolled place one bread dough on top of one cookie dough ball and wrap together using cling wrap.
- Take the cling wrap off and score the cookie dough surface diagonally and sprinkle the granule sugar.
- Repeat for all 8 bread rolls.
- Place them on a cooking paper lined oven tray and cover with clean damp cloth and set aside for about 40 min or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 180 degree(356 f) and bake for 15 minutes.
Notes
- Baker's flours are same as bread flours.
- 3 g of yeast is equivalent to 1 tsp of instant dry yeast
- *1 I made half ordinary cookie dough and another half added 1.5g of matcha (½ tsp) to make matcha flavoured cookie dough
- *1 I made half ordinary cookie dough and another half added 1.5g of matcha (½ tsp) to make matcha flavoured cookie dough
Nutrition Information
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Calories
433kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
327mg
(14%)
Potassium
174mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
465IU
(9%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 433 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 433kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 327mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 174mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 465IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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