pineapple bun

By AlessiaHilll

pineapple bun
Pineapple bun is a sweet bread originating in Hong Kong. The crispy crust on its outer surface is baked with sugar, eggs, flour and lard... The meringue skin should be made crispy and sweet, while the skin should be soft to taste delicious.

Recipe Recommendations

  • high-gluten flour 250g
  • low-gluten flour 50g
  • unsalted butter 15g
  • egg liquid 30g
  • yeast 3g
  • low powder 95g
  • qingshui 150ml
  • white granulated sugar 30g
  • butter 45g
  • powdered sugar 45g
  • salt a little

Steps for pineapple bun

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Weigh all ingredients, except butter, and pour into the inner cylinder of the bread maker.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Select a hair work file and dough.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    After 20 minutes, add the butter and continue kneading.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Fermentation until twice its original size for the first time, and gently squeeze the dough with your hands to remove air bubbles.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Remove the dough and divide it into the required portions, knead it into a round shape, and ferment for 15 minutes.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Soften the butter at room temperature and add sugar until white.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Add egg mixture in portions and stir until butter and egg mixture are completely blended. (To avoid separating the oil and water and affecting the crispness of the pineapple peel)
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Pour in sifted low-gluten flour.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Gently stir well.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    Stir until smooth and non-sticky.
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Take a portion of meringue and flatten it, then press the dough on top of the meringue.
  • Make  step 11
    12
    Hold the dough with your left hand, squeeze the dough from the outside to the inside with your right hand until the pineapple peel covers about 2/3 of the dough.
  • Make  step 12
    13
    Place the pineapple peel face up and shape the shape.
  • Make  step 13
    14
    Use a knife to cut the texture on the pineapple skin.
  • Make  step 14
    15
    Place the shaped dough on a baking sheet and place it in the oven for final fermentation; take it out after fermentation and brush the surface with a layer of egg liquid.
  • Make  step 15
    16
    Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, heat it up and down on the middle layer, for 15 minutes.