Melonpan, which many Japanese people (including Dorami-chan, Doraemon's sister) love, is bread covered with cookie dough. Don't get confused: Melonpan was named after melons, but we cannot find any melons in the recipe. "Melon-looking-bread" - that's the Melonpan!
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8 pieces
[Bread dough]
- 250 g bread flour
- 2 g dried yeast
- 1/2 beaten egg
- 60 mL water
- 75 g milk
- 25 g sugar
- 4 g salt
- 25 g butter
[Cookie dough]
- 200 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g sugar
- 1/2 beaten egg
- 100 g butter
- 1 tbsp grated lemon peel
Steps
[Preparation of bread dough] In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, bread flour, and salt.
Turn onto a table; knead until smooth and elastic.
Add some butter and knead for more a few minutes. Place the dough in a bowl, cover, and rise in a warm place until doubled.
[Preparation of cookie dough] In a bowl, put softened butter and stir until the texture becomes creamy. Add some sugar and mix it. Then add beaten egg and grated lemon. And mix it well.
Add all-purpose flour and mix it until it gathers together. Turn onto a table and knead its texture becomes smooth. Then wrap with a wrapping film and put it in a fridge for about 30 minutes.
Punch the bread dough down and divide the bread dough into eight parts. Cover divided dough with a wrapping film; leave them for 10 minutes.
Divide the cookie dough into eight parts. Round divided bread dough into a sphere.
Roll out the cookie dough to make a flat circle. Then take one divided bread dough and cover with the cookie dough.
Put lines to make mesh pattern like a melon.
Cover the shaped dough with a wrapping film. And leave it at room temperature for about 60 minutes.
Pre-heat an oven at 190 ÂșC (374 °F) and bake for about 16 minutes.
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