PINEAPPLE TARTS
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FILLING:
Ingredients
- 1 heap measure chopped pineapple -> 3/4 measure sugar
- some cloves
- small piece of cinnamon stick (optional)
Cook till done, can add 1-2 tbsp of golden syrup to finish off for golden colour. Cool completely.
PASTRY:
Ingredients
- 16 oz (454 gm) plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 8 oz (227 gm) butter
- 2 eggs, taking away 1 egg white
- 1/2 tsp salt (if using salted butter, can omit)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Steps
- Sieve flour and baking powder together into a big mixing bowl.
- Cut chilled butter into small pieces and rub into flour (rubbing-in method) with finger tips till they resembles breadcrumbs.
- Using a fork, beat eggs with salt and vanilla essence then pour into the flour mixture and knead gently till dough is formed.
- Roll out pastry thinly and cut out with tart mould, place on baking sheet.
- Egg wash, then fill up with cooked pineapple jam.
- Bake in moderate oven (about 180 deg C) till done (about 20-25 Min).