Pineapple Bun - Polo Bun

Name: Pineapple Bun - Polo Bun
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g bread flour; 10 g yeast; 2 tablespoon milk powder; 60 g fine sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 60 g butter; 1 cup water; 1 large egg; 80 g butter; 30 g shortening; 80 g icing sugar (powdered sugar); 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 large egg (lightly beaten); 200 g plain flour (all-purpose flour); 1 egg (lightly beaten and sieved); 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:15min

Pineapple buns (or buo luo bao / 菠蘿包 in Cantonese) are a popular bun in Hong Kong. If you have been to Chinatown and have tried authentic Cantonese dim sum, you will probably know pineapple buns. Regardless of its name, there is no pineapple in the bun — it's a soft bun with a sweet and crusty topping, which is extremely tasty when it’s freshly baked.

Updated at: Thu, 21 May 2026 06:51:53 GMT