Name: Sugar-crusted Buns with Fresh Pineapple Filling (Po Loh Bao )
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: pineapple; baking powder; custard powder; egg; gou garn fun; instant dried yeast; dai garn fun; chow fun; water; ammonia powder; sugar; low-gluten flour; butter; high-gluten flour; custard cream

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Dim Sum

By Chan Chen Hei

Published 2005

About

A popular breakfast and teatime treat in Hong Kong, this bun is filled with fresh pineapple and capped with a flaky, sugary crust.

Ingredients

Filling

Fresh, skinned pineapple

450 g, diced

Method

Prepare filling. Cook pineapple with sugar and in enough water to immerse it. Cook until a jam-like consistency is reached.
Add custard powder and custard cream and cook until well-blended. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Combine basic dough ingredients and mix well with enough water to form a pliable dough. Leave to rest for 30 minutes. Roll dough