Japanese Milk Buns

Here is the recipe only — simple and clean.


🥯 Japanese Milk Buns – Recipe Only

Ingredients

Tangzhong:

  • 20 g flour
  • 120 ml milk

Dough:

  • 400 g flour
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 7 g dry yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 180 ml warm milk
  • 50 g softened butter

Egg wash:

  • 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk

Instructions

  1. Tangzhong: Cook flour + milk on low heat until thick paste. Cool.
  2. Yeast: Mix warm milk + sugar + yeast, rest 5–10 min.
  3. Add egg, flour, salt, tangzhong, then butter. Knead 10 min.
  4. Rise 1 hour.
  5. Divide into 12 balls, place in pan.
  6. Rise 30–40 min.
  7. Brush with egg wash.
  8. Bake 18–20 min at 180°C (350°F).

If you want a no-egg version or extra fluffy version, tell me!

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