# Japanese Melon Pan

A delicious, improved version of the classic Japanese melon pan that is fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.

- Servings: 6 pieces
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 g bread flour
- 25 g sugar
- 3 g salt
- 3 g dry yeast
- 1 whole egg yolk
- 160 g milk, human body temperature
- 25 g unsalted butter
- 60 g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 40 g sugar
- 2 whole egg yolk
- 5 g honey
- 100 g cake flour
- 10 g almond powder

## Instructions

1. Make the cookie dough by mixing the softened butter, sugar, egg yolks, honey, almond powder, and cake flour until combined, then wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until ready to use.
2. Knead the bread dough ingredients (excluding the butter) in a bread maker, then add the butter after 10 minutes and continue kneading for another 10 minutes.
3. Allow the dough to undergo its first fermentation at 30°C until it doubles in size.
4. De-gas the dough, divide into 6 equal portions, round them, and let rest for a bench time.
5. Divide the cookie dough into 6 equal portions and roll them out into circles using plastic wrap.
6. Shape the bread dough by de-gassing and rounding, then place the rolled-out cookie dough on top of the bread dough.
7. Press the cookie-topped dough into a bowl of sugar, then use a scraper to imprint a diamond pattern on the cookie dough surface.
8. Perform a final fermentation of the assembled buns at 30°C.
9. Preheat the oven to 200°C and bake the melon pan.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spatula
- bread maker
- scraper
- plastic wrap
- baking sheet
- oven
- cooling rack

## Tips

- The cookie dough can burn easily due to its ingredients, so monitor the baking process and cover with aluminum foil if needed.
- Keep the cookie dough cool, as it can become too soft to handle if the ambient temperature is high.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8fKmjcV/
- Creator: mmmiimmm_
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/69e421a8-768d-48af-97ef-7e4ab8cf0f25
- Extracted: 2026-11-09

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