Pineapple Cookies: “Ong Lai” Vs. “Sweet Heart”
Pineapple cookies are popular treats suitable for any occasion. You may shape it into different shapes for different occasions.
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Equipment
- 1 pineapple tart mould
Ingredients
For pineapple filling: (Yields: 400 g)
- 750 g pineapple flesh
- ¹⁄₁₆ tsp fine salt
- 225 g sugar
For cookie dough:
- 265 g plain flour
- 45 g cornstarch
- 35 g icing sugar
- 50 g milk powder
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
- 220 g cold butter
- 50 g egg
Instructions
For pineapple filling:
- Blend pineapple flesh until fine, add in salt and sugar, and cook between medium-low and medium heat until thickened (about 40 minutes). Transfer pineapple filling to the container, set aside to cool, then keep refrigerated for later use.
- Prepare 30 pieces of pineapple filling (12 g each).
For cookie dough:
- Combine plain flour, cornstarch, icing sugar and milk powder, sieve through. Add in salt, mix well. Add in cold butter, rub butter into flour mixture. Add in egg, mix until combined.
- Wrap the dough with cling wrap, keep in the freezer for 15 minutes until slightly hardened.
- Divide dough into 30 pieces (22 g each).
Making pineapple cookies:
- “Sweet Heart” Pineapple Cookies: Flatten the dough into round shape with thick centre and thin sides. Top with 1 piece of pineapple filling, wrap filling with dough, put into “heart” shape mould.
- “Ong Lai” Pineapple Cookies: Flatten the dough into oval shape with thick centre and thin sides. Top with 1 piece of pineapple filling, wrap filling with dough, put into “pineapple” shape mould.
- Put onto baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper, press dough with “heart”/”pineapple” shape pusher to fill into mould.
- Draw lines on “pineapple” shape dough with plastic knife (optional).
- Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 160°C/320°F for 25 minutes.
- Unmould the pineapple cookies after removing from oven, set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven again for baking the 2nd batch. Rinse the hot moulds with water and dry with kitchen towels, prepare the 2nd batch.
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Notes
This recipe yields 30 pieces of pineapple tarts. (34 g each)
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 pineapple tart.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 222IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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