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Pineapple Bun
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Pineapple Bun

No pineapple involved: fluffy milk bread crowned with a crackled sugar-cookie crust. The bo lo yau version tucks in a cold slab of butter.

Sweet3 hrServes 8

The method

5 steps · 3 hr

  1. 01

    Knead dough until smooth; rise 90 minutes until doubled.

  2. 02

    Cream topping ingredients; chill 30 minutes.

  3. 03

    Shape dough into buns; blanket with a disk of topping.

  4. 04

    Score a crosshatch; egg-wash and bake at 375°F for 15 minutes.

  5. 05

    Split hot buns; tuck in a cold slab of butter and eat immediately.

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