Fluffy Crunchy Chinese Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao 菠蘿包)
Have you ever had Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao 菠蘿包) at a Chinese bakery or restaurant? These are a classic: fluffy, milk bread-based buns topped with a crackly, crunchy cookie topping (like a concha or craquelin). They get their name from their pineapple-like appearance rather than flavor; they are buttery and creamy with a hint of vanilla. Our own Tatiana Bautista, who developed the recipe, shows how to shape these small rounded buns, create the cookie topping, and then bake them to golden perfection. The optional custard filling comes together easily and can be piped into the center of each bun. Try making them for yourself and tell us how you like them!
Get the recipe for Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao): bakewith.us/PineappleBunsYT
Baker's Special Dry Milk: bakewith.us/BakersSpecialDryM...
King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract: bakewith.us/BoloBaoPureVanill...
Chapters
0:00-0:56: Tatiana introduces Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao 菠蘿包)
0:57-3:16: Step 1 - Make the crispy crackly cookie topping
3:17-4:28: Step 2 - Make the tangzhong by heating flour, milk, and water
4:29-6:05: Step 3 - Make the bun dough with bread flour and dry milk powder
6:06-7:18: Step 4 - Split the proofed dough and roll into rounded buns
7:19-8:29: Step 5 - Place toppings on each bun and bake in the oven
8:30-11:06: Step 6 - Make the custard filling for the pineapple buns
11:07-11:37: Step 7 - Fill the buns with custard using piping bap and tip
11:38: Enjoy the finished pineapple buns (Bolo Bao 菠蘿包)
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WE LOVE BAKING WITH TATIANA
I love pineapple buns!! Can’t wait to try this recipe 🫡
Crunchy top and custard adding something ✨extra✨. Also love the shout out to sustainability in reusing the egg whites.
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're so glad you enjoyed this video, Jantima! Thanks for baking along with us! -👩🍳Morgan
Love recipes with weights!! It's also really cool to see similar techniques show up in different cultures like she mentioned.
@monicaries62
Жыл бұрын
I find my spoons and cups actually measure different amounts. The scale has saved me. It was a little weird at first but now I honestly wouldn’t want to bake without it. There’s much fewer things to wash after baking because I pour everything into one bowl on the scale.
This looks amazing 🤤🍍
looks delicious! so excited to try this 💪🥰🍍
I love this and Tatiana!!!!!
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're so glad you enjoyed it! -👩🍳Tess
This looks AMAZING
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We hope you'll give the recipe a go and let us know what you think! -👩🍳Morgan
Love this from King Arthur, more please.
OMG...a classic childhood favorite....got to try this. Great video...looks amazing!
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We can't wait to hear what you think! Happy baking! -👩🍳Morgan
Those look so good. 🤤
Such a good camera presence, more videos please!
Oh my god I love these thank you
Wonderful video! Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this!
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We can't wait to hear what you think of these fun buns, Mary! Happy baking! 😊 -👩🍳Morgan
Wonderful! I love you ALL and appreciate this KZread community, too. Thank you. peace+&-🎶🌸
Love pineapple buns and this recipe! So excited to try it. 😛
우와ㅏㅏㅏㅏㅏ맛있겠드아… 그리고 너무 친절하게 잘 가르쳐주시는 것 같아요!! 꼭 만들어먹어야지ㅎㅎㅎ
I love bolo bao and am looking forward to trying these. I was glad to see that the linked recipe is based on U.S. normal volume measurements, not the metric weights referenced in the video for all but the custard.
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're excited that you'll give these a bake! Let us know how it goes. 🙂 -🥐Lily
love it!
I have never heard of pineapple buns, but I've been making King Arthur's milk bread recipe for years now and know it by heart! Happy to see more recipes using the tangzhong method, and hope to see more in the future. This technique is absolutely amazing and has really changed how I feel about making bread at home. There's just two of us in the household, and my bread always was stale within a day or two - no longer, and the rolls are great for just about anything. Thanks so very much for these new recipes!! Evelyn
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're so happy to hear it, Evelyn! 😊 -👩🍳Kat
2 great recipes to try - pineapple buns and milk bread 🍍🍞
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're glad to hear you're excited about this bun-tastic series! -👩🍳Tess
I've tried three recipies that din't work and this one did!!!!!! I'm so happy this was one I've been going after for a long time. Thank you so much for the video
@KingArthurBakingCompany
3 ай бұрын
We're so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for giving it a whirl! -👩🍳Morgan
Making this immediately
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We can't wait to hear what you think, Kathryn! -👩🍳Morgan
Great presentation/video. Hope you guys do more in the future. Just discovered your company and like your recipes.
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video! Happy Baking! -👩🍳Betsy
Thank you!
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Ай бұрын
Our pleasure! 💜 -🍮Kat
In Hong Kong, they are filled, with a piece of salted cold butter. Incredible.
下午茶的好東西，再來杯鴛鴦撞奶更是完美。
I know (now) why they're called pineapple buns, but maybe alter the title to this video to add " no pineapple in it". I love pineapple, just wasn't interested in it in a bun, which is why I kept passing by this video, till I actually gave in today after third time on my yt feed.🤣 and now I can't wait to make it because I seen these were popular on bakery show. Thank you.
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We're so pleased to hear you're going to give this recipe a go! Let us know how it turns out 🍍🤩 -👩🍳Tess
I make them w8th coconut filling.
loooooook yummy :)
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
We hope you give them a try, Tony! Happy baking! -🍮Nicole
Just fill it with pineapple pudding. Im sure it will be awesome.
Is there a reason to use so much yeast for that amount of flour? 1 tablespoon is almost 9 g of yeast.
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! This is an enriched dough, which typically use more yeast since they're slower rising. We hope this can help! -👩🍳Morgan
Just wondering if I could make the cookie top the day before? Just so that I'm not in the kitche. The whole day 😅
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
You can definitely do that! -👩🍳Morgan
Best way to reheat these?
@KingArthurBakingCompany
Жыл бұрын
Hi there! Once the buns are filled, we wouldn't recommend reheating them. The buns should be cooled completely before filling. Kindly, -👩🍳Morgan
Similar to Japan’s melon bread.
Wait, no pineapple in it at all!? I’ve been mislead my whole life.