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Matcha Milk Bread Turtles with chocolate Dutch crunch shell and white chocolate filling on wooden table

Matcha Milk Bread Turtles

Olivia
Bake adorable Matcha Milk Bread Turtles with fluffy tangzhong dough and chocolate crunch topping. Learn how to make them now.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Japanese-Inspired
Servings 6 rolls
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Tangzhong

  • 3 tablespoons bread flour
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup milk

For the Dough

  • 270 g bread flour
  • 100 g sugar
  • 12 g matcha powder
  • 5 g instant yeast
  • 4 g nonfat dry milk powder
  • 70 g whole milk room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg room temperature and whisked
  • 28 g unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 4 g fine salt

For the Filling and Shell

  • 90 g white chocolate finely chopped
  • 12 black sesame seeds
  • Chocolate Dutch Crunch
  • 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons neutral oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup white or brown rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • Extra sugar for sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the Tangzhong
  • Whisk flour, water, and milk in a saucepan. Cook over medium low heat until thick and smooth. Let cool completely.
  • Make the Dough
  • Mix dry ingredients in a stand mixer bowl. Combine milk, vanilla, egg, and cooled tangzhong. Add to dry ingredients and mix. Add butter and knead 7 to 10 minutes until elastic.
  • First Rise
  • Place dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise 1.5 hours until doubled.
  • Shape the Matcha Milk Bread Turtles
  • Divide dough. Fill main portions with white chocolate and seal. Shape heads and feet using reserved dough. Attach gently underneath. Add sesame seed eyes. Proof 30 minutes.
  • Prepare Dutch Crunch
  • Mix all topping ingredients until smooth. Let rest while turtles finish rising.
  • Bake
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread chocolate Dutch crunch on turtle bodies. Sprinkle sugar. Bake 20 minutes until golden.
  • Cool
  • Cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Nutrient
 Amount per Serving
Calories
 320 to 350 kcal
Carbohydrates
 45 g
Sugar
 14 g
Protein
 7 g
Total Fat
 11 g
Saturated Fat
 6 g
Cholesterol
 45 mg
Sodium
 210 mg
Fiber
 1.5 g
Calcium
 8% DV
Iron
 10% DV
 
Storage
Store Matcha Milk Bread Turtles in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days. Reheat 15 to 20 seconds in the microwave for best texture.