Pineapple Tart Cookies 黄梨饼/凤梨酥

Serving any kind of sweet dessert is encouraged during Chinese New Year because it symbolises bringing a sweet life into the new year. The Hokkiens also consider certain fruits auspicious, and they are particularly fond of pineapple, ong lai in the Hokkien dialect, which literally means “fortune come”. So,  pineapple tarts are must-have treats for Chinese New Year celebration. 😊

Pineapple Tart Cookies 黄梨饼/凤梨酥

Ingredients for Pastry：

250g    Butter 

50g      Icing sugar

360g   Plain flour

20g     Custard powder

40g     Milk Powder

2          Egg yolk

2g        Matcha Powder

Egg glaze:

1 egg yolk, lightly beaten with 1/4tsp salt & 1/2tbp water.

Method:

1. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

2. Add egg yolk and beat well.

3. Add in Sifted flour,custard powder mixture into the butter until it form a smooth dough. Take a small portion mix with Matcha powder for making the pineapple leaves. And each weighs 2 grams.

4. Press 2 grams of matcha dough onto leaf part of the mould.

5. #1: Take 12 grams of pineapple filling into 22 grams of pie crust, round it, put it into the pineapple cake mold, squeeze out, and smear a thin layer of egg yolk.

   #2: Take 25 grams of pineapple filling into 25 grams of pie crust, round it, put it into the pineapple cake mold, squeeze out, and smear a thin layer of egg yolk.

6. Lightly mist the cookies and bake the tarts in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 15 -20 minutes or until golden brown.

7. Cool tarts on rack before storing it.

* I used store bought pineapple jam.

Happy Baking!