Pineapple Tarts Recipe (Gran’s recipe-I love this one)

January 22, 2017 · Filed under Desserts and Pastries

Pineapple Tarts Recipe

Ingredients:
Butter 250 g
Sugar 100 g
Flour 450 g
Egg 1
Milk powder 30 g

Alternative ingredients (Better)
Butter 454g
Icing Sugar 91g
All Purpose Flour 500g (minus 6 tablespoon)
Corn flour 6 tablespoons
Milk Powder 2 tablespoons
Vanilla Essence 1.5 teaspoon
Egg Yolk 2-3 depending on size

Filling:
Pineapple (about 2500g) 3
Sugar 300 g
Cinnamon stick a little
Clove 2
Star Anise 2

Alternative ingredients (Better)
Big Canned Pineapple 4cans
Sugar 3 cups
Cinnamon Stick 1
Clove 2
Star Anise 2

Cooking Filling:
1. Mash pineapples and cook in saucepan till dry.
Add sugar, cinnamon stick, cloves and star anises.
Keep stirring till mixture becomes dry.

Method:
1. Sift flour and milk powder together.
2. Beat butter, sugar and egg in mixer well. Fold in flour.
Mix well to form a dough.
3. Roll out dough. Use a cutter to cut. Place on baking tray.
Brush with beaten egg. Top with pineapple filling.
Make crosses with dough to place on top of tarts.
Brush again with beaten egg. Bake for 15 mins at 180°C (Bake for 12minus)

Alternative methods:
1. Mixed all icing sugar, flours together well and sift it.
2. Cut butter into cube and rub in using finger tips.
3. Add in egg yolk and knead a couple of time do not over do it.
4. Roll out dough. Use a cutter to cut. Place on baking tray.
Brush with beaten egg. Top with pineapple filling.
Make crosses with dough to place on top of tarts.
Brush again with beaten egg. Bake for 12 mins at 180°C (375°F).