Easiest Way to Make Award-winning ‘Melon Pan’ (Buns covered with Cookie Crust)

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If you have been to Japan, You might have seen these sweet buns. They are called 'Melon Pan' (melon bread) and they are quite popular in many Asian countries. Slightly sweet bread is covered in a layer of crispy cookie dough, which is often coated with coarse sugar. 'Melon Pan' (Buns covered with Cookie Crust) If you have been to Japan, You might have seen these sweet buns. They are called 'Melon Pan' (melon bread) and they are quite popular in many Asian countries.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have ‘melon pan’ (buns covered with cookie crust) using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make ‘Melon Pan’ (Buns covered with Cookie Crust):

1. Take <Bread Dough>
2. Get 1/2 cup Warm Milk *125ml
3. Make ready 1-2 teaspoons Yeast
4. Prepare 1 & 3/4 cups Bread Flour *plus extra for kneading
5. Get 2-3 tablespoons Caster Sugar
6. Take 1 pinch Salt
7. Make ready 1/2 Egg *lightly whisked
8. Prepare 20 g Butter *melted
9. Prepare <Cookie Crust>
10. Get 60 g Butter
11. Prepare 1/4 cup Caster Sugar
12. Take 1/2 Egg *lightly whisked
13. Take 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
14. Get 1 cup Self Raising Flour
15. Take 1-2 teaspoons Milk *optional, only if you need to soften the dough
16. Get White Sugar OR Caster Sugar for coating

Melon pan or melonpan is a Japanese specialty that consists of a classic brioche covered with a thin layer of cookie dough. This little Japanese brioche owes its peculiarity to the contrast between the crisp texture of its shortbread biscuit crust and the airy crumb of its bread dough. Melon pan, melon bread, or melon bun is a popular Japanese bread (also popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc) that's basically buns covered in a crunchy cookie crust. Melon Pan is sweet bread covered in a thin layer of crisp biscuit/cookie crust with grid line pattern on top.

Steps to make ‘Melon Pan’ (Buns covered with Cookie Crust):

1. Using a saucepan over low heat or a heat-proof bowl in the microwave, warm the Milk slightly, add Yeast and Sugar, stir and set aside for 5 minutes.
2. Place Bread Flour and Salt in a large bowl, and mix to combine. Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast mixture, Egg (save 1/2 for the Cookie Crust) and melted Butter. Mix well to form a soft dough.
3. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 2 to 3 minutes, gradually adding extra flour if required, until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
4. Mix softened Butter and Sugar until smooth, add the remaining Egg and Vanilla, and mix well. Add Flour and mix to combine. If you need more moisture, add small amount of Milk and knead gently and divide into 8 portions.
5. Divide the bread dough into 8 portions as well, and make them into round balls.
6. Roll one portion of cookie dough and roll out, using a rolling pin, to about 15cm round. Place one ball of bread dough in centre and cover the bread dough with the cookie dough. Repeat to make 8 buns.
7. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
8. Places some sugar on a small plate, coat the top side of each bun with the sugar, and make a pattern using the back of a knife, then place the bun on the prepared tray. Repeat with the rest of the buns.
9. Bake for 15 minutes or until top is golden.

Melon pan, melon bread, or melon bun is a popular Japanese bread (also popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc) that's basically buns covered in a crunchy cookie crust. Melon Pan is sweet bread covered in a thin layer of crisp biscuit/cookie crust with grid line pattern on top. Place your buns on a baking sheet covered with baking paper with the part of the closure facing down. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely before serving. Melonpan are Japanese sweet buns covered with a thin layer of cookie dough.

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