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Simple Way to Make Homemade Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao)

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Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao)
Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao)

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, hong kong pineapple buns (bolo bao). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

But typically there's one basic bun that most customers expect to see, and expect to see done well in a Chinese bakery: the pineapple bun, or bolo bao. Pineapple buns, a soft roll-like bun with a sweet crunchy topping, were invented in Hong Kong and are ubiquitous fare in bakeries and cafes as a morning pastry or an anytime snack. A very classic Hong Kong breakfast is milk tea, hot noodle soup, and a pineapple bun to round it off. They really are sort of like the Hong Kong version of.

Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hong kong pineapple buns (bolo bao) using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao):
  1. Take 300 g bread flour
  2. Take 70 ml water (For yudan mix) *
  3. Prepare 80 ml water (For flour mix)
  4. Make ready 1 egg
  5. Make ready 7 g instant yeast
  6. Prepare 20 g milk powder
  7. Make ready 8 g custard powder
  8. Take 45 g sugar
  9. Prepare 1/6 tsp salt
  10. Prepare 20 g unsalted butter
  11. Prepare Ingredient for the topping๏ผš
  12. Make ready 1/2 egg (12g)
  13. Make ready 105 g All purpose flour
  14. Prepare 1/4 tsp baking soda
  15. Get 1 tbsp milk
  16. Prepare 60 g sugar
  17. Get 55 g unsalted butter
  18. Make ready 1/2 tsp water

Although the pastry does not contain any pineapple, the name comes from the way that the topping looks when it's baked. Bolo Bao (Hong Kong Pineapple Buns) Bolo Bao (่ ่˜ฟๅŒ…/bor lor bao/bo lo baau/bo luo bao) are Pineapple Buns from Hong Kong generally served during breakfast or alongside tea. The bun doesn't actually contain any pineapple. The name comes from the cookie-like crust that covers the bun and is decorated into a pattern that resembles the outside of a.

Steps to make Hong Kong Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao):
  1. Yudan mix: Put a tablespoon of flour into the pot, add 70 ml of water, and mix well. Gently cook, this will make the bread soft. Use medium heat, slowly become a paste, cook it like this, turn off the fire then pour it in a bowl. Let it cool. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent the surface from becoming hard.
  2. Make topping: In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder. Add in egg yolk, butter, and rub it with your hands. Gradually add milk. Wrap the dough with cling film & rest in fridge.
  3. For the dough: add flour, milk powder, custard powder, salt, yudane. Place the yeast on the the other side of the bowl. Add water. Mix until combined then slowly add the butter. Knead the dough until smoothly. Cover with a clean clamp towel and let it double in size.
  4. Sprinkle some flour on working surface. Roll the dough a cylindrical form then divide into 8 equal portions (67g for each). Round the balls. Prepare a lined baking tray. Spray sone water. Cover & let them double in size.
  5. Take the dough from the fridge, divide into 8 portions. Place on top of cling film, flatten the dough then cover the top. Roll out evenly, big enough to cover the dough
  6. Place the crust dough on the top of the buns. Gently brush some egg wash.
  7. Preheat the oven at 200oC before 10 minutes. Bake 15 minutes until golden brown. Best served with a slab of butter.

The bun doesn't actually contain any pineapple. The name comes from the cookie-like crust that covers the bun and is decorated into a pattern that resembles the outside of a. Hong Kong Style pineapple buns, also known as Bolo Bao, provides a delicious contrast in taste between the sugar butter topping and soft Asian style bread. In a large bowl or mixer, mix flour, salt, sugar, yeast and milk. Knead all the ingredients until you get sticky dough.

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