Wednesday, October 24, 2007
My favourite pineapple tarts..here is e recipe for it..as deepavali is coming around the corner
INGREDIENTS:
Makes about 150 tarts
Pineapple jam:
2 medium-size pineapples, grated
300g sugar
Some cinnamon and star arise (optional)
METHOD:
Cook grated pineapple in a pot with sugar for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Cook until the pineapple jam starts to leave the sides of the pot. Remove from stove and set aside to cool.
Tart pastry:
300g butter
130g margarine
100g icing sugar
80g milk powder
1 egg
600g cake/superfine flour
30g custard powder
METHOD:
Preheat oven at 170-180 deg C.
Cream butter and margarine in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well.
Sift icing sugar, milk powder, flour and custard powder into the mixture. Fold to incorporate all ingredients to form a smooth pastry dough.
Roll out the dough till it's about 0.7 cm thick. Cut into shapes with a pineapple tart mould
Brush sides of tarts with egg wash. Bake in a greased, lined baking tin for 10 minutes.
Remove tarts from the oven. Fill centre of tarts with some pineapple jam. Return tarts to oven to bake for a further 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
Cool the tarts on wire rack.