Pineapple tarts are a must for Chinese New Year. They are so tasty, addictive, buttery and melt-in-the-mouth.
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.
4. Take a small portion mix with Matcha powder for making the pineapple leaves. And each weighs 2 grams.
5. Press 2 grams of matcha dough onto leaf part of the mould.
6. Take 10 grams of pineapple filling into 20 grams of pie crust, round it, put it into the pineapple cake mold, squeeze out, and smear a thin layer of egg yolk.
7. Lightly mist the cookies and bake the tarts in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 18 -20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool tarts on rack before storing it.
* I used store bought pineapple jam.
Happy Baking!
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