Description
The most famous sweet bun symbolizing HK cafe culture. A sweet bun topped with a crispy cookie crust; named because the cracked surface resembles a pineapple. The ultimate style involves sandwiching a thick slab of cold butter inside a piping hot bun.
Restaurants serving Pineapple Bun (Bolo Bao)
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Bread flour
- Cake flour
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Lard(or butter)
- Yeast
- Thick sliced butter
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Knead bread flour, yeast, sugar, milk, and butter; let rise.
- Mix lard, sugar, egg yolk, and cake flour for the cookie crust.
- Round the bread dough and drape the thinly rolled cookie crust over it.
- Brush with egg yolk and bake. The crust naturally cracks like a pineapple while baking.
- Slice the hot bun horizontally.
- Rapidly insert a thick slab of ice-cold salted butter and serve instantly.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sweetness of hot cookie crust and intense salty depth of cold butter、冷たい有塩バターの強烈な塩気とコク
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Toast a JP Melon Pan and stuff with cold butter
Pairing
Hot HK Milk Tea / Iced Lemon Tea
Trivia
Very similar to Japanese Melon Pan, but the crucial difference is using lard for the crust, making it much flakier and crumbly. It is registered as an intangible cultural heritage of HK.
Eating tips & etiquette
Take a huge bite while hot. The contrast of 'ice and fire'—crispy crust, fluffy hot bread, and the still-cold solid butter melting in your mouth—drives HK locals crazy.
Allergen
Wheat, Eggs, Dairy