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Home ยป Bread

Homemade Japanese Bread Recipes

Japanese bakeries are filled with many mouthwatering breads that you can make in your own kitchen! From Shokupan loaf bread and sweet melonpan to tasty egg sandwiches; this collection of recipes has everything you’re looking for.

Authentic Japanese Breads

three kabocha pumpkin bread on a bamboo tray and one is opened by hands

Kabocha Bread

4.95 from 17 votes
These adorable Japanese pumpkin bread rolls are made from kabocha squash and sweet potato paste wrapped with soft and…
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4 melon pan with a cup of coffee

Japanese Melon Bread 

4.86 from 48 votes
Melon pan is the Japanese classic sweet bread shaped to look like a melon or cantaloupe. It has a…
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a freshly baked shokupan Japanese milk bread loaf on a cooling rack

Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread Loaf)

4.87 from 470 votes
Have you ever eaten Shokupan, the Japanese milk bread? You must try it! It’s the delicious, soft and fluffy white bread loaf that you…
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