2008年3月31日星期一

Pineapple Tarts

Pineapple tart yum yum... You may want to try to make them. :)

Ingredients:
1 kg pineapple
200g castor sugar
2 cloves
1 tbsp lemon juice

Pastry:
125g self-raising flour
125g plain flour
155g butter
60g castor sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
2 egg yolks
1/4 tsp salt

Grate pineapple coarsely and use a muslin cloth to lightly squeeze out the juice (do not squeeze until too dry).
Chop the grated pineapple until fine.

Place the pineapple, sugar, cloves and lemon juice in a heavy-based aluminium saucepan.
Cook over medium heat till almost dry, then continue to cook over low heat, constantly stirring till the mixture is thick.
Remove from heat and set aside to cool completely.

For the pastry:
Cream butter, sugar and essence until creamy.
Beat in the egg yolks and add salt.
Fold in sifted flours and mix lightly to form a soft dough.

Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface.
Stamp out with a fluted cutter.
Place the stamped out dough on a lightly greased tray.
Fill in the centere with pineapple jam.

Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C for 14-15 minutes or until light golden in colour.

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