Japanese Milk Bun Bear

I made these Japanese milk buns bears before my vacation. I know some of you are waiting for the recipe. The reason why I delayed in sharing was because they did not turned out quite right in my first attempt. The milk buns were supposed to be white, but mine turned out a little brown, which explained why I had to make a little adjustment and attempt them again before I could share the recipe. I finally managed to make some panda buns yesterday night, using the same recipe with some minor adjustments, they turned out well this time, phew. :)

I have removed the recipe from this post and updated the recipe HERE instead. :)


Here are the bear buns I made. I found quite a lot of photos in my camera, so I'll be posting a little more photos.


The features were drawn with chocolate and cake decor gel.


I also made full bodies versions, using the same dough.


This milk bun recipe is a keeper, it's chewy and soft and still taste good the following day.


Since I was making bears, the light brown buns actually ended up looking nicer than if they had been white, guess it was a mistake that turned out good, lol. There were hardly any difference in taste between these and the white versions.


I served these bears for our dinner, everyone had one with some chicken cutlet, and Japanese veggie curry.