A peanut butter bun is a sweet bun found in Chinatown bakery shops.[1] The bun has layers of peanut butter fillings, sometimes with light sprinkles of sugar mixed with the peanut butter for extra flavor.[2] Unlike other similar buns, the shape varies, depending on the bakery.[3]
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Type | Sweet bun |
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Main ingredients | Peanut butter |
Peanut butter bun | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 花生醬包 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 花生酱包 | ||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | huā shēng jiàng bāo | ||||||||||
Jyutping | faa1 sang1 zoeng3 baau1 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | peanut butter bun | ||||||||||
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The dough is made of flour, sugar, water, yeast, milk, and cream. Before putting it into the oven for baking, the bun is often brushed with sugar water in order to develop a nice glaze.[4]
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edit- ^ "Chinatown's Hong Kong Bakery - Grub Street Philadelphia". Blogs.menupages.com. 2007-12-21. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ "Peanut butter buns". allrecipes.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "justcooking.in - Food Dictionary - Buns - Peanut Butter bun". justcooking.in. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Peanut Butter Bun | Traditional Sweet Pastry From Hong Kong | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.