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Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe - Shortcrust Pastry Cake

May 2, 2018

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Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe - Shortcrust Pastry Cake  - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions
Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 25 M|Total: 45 M
Makes:8 Servings
Meal:Dessert
Cuisine:Asian

Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe is a famous pastry that is served in Taiwan which is a region in China. The pastry is usually made with sweet shortcrust base and stuffed with sweet and sour pineapple. The pastry is generally shaped into a square and baked in the oven until golden.

The sweet is often distributed as a gift during the Lunar new years’ time. It is also found in many of the local bakeries around Taiwan.

Serve the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe as dessert after a nice meal of Spring RollSingapore Rice Noodles Recipe and Chilli Coriander Fried Rice Recipe.

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Ingredients

For the Short Crust Pastry

    1-1/2 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
    1 cup Whole Egg
    1/4 cup Butter (Salted), chilled, finely chopped
    1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
    3 teaspoons Sugar
    1/4 cup Milk
    1 pinch Salt

For the stuffing

    2 cups Pineapple, finely chopped
    1/4 cup Jaggery

Instructions for Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe - Shortcrust Pastry Cake

    1

    To begin making the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe, we will first make the the short crust pastry. In a bowl add Maida, salt and butter. Mix the butter well with your fingers into the flour until it resembles a coarse crumble.

    2

    Break an egg, add sugar and milk into the flour and combine all of them together. Add little water if required and form a soft dough.

    3

    Wrap the pastry dough with a cling film, and refrigerate pastry till you make the pineapple stuffing.

To make the pineapple stuffing

    1

    Chop the pineapple into small pieces, pressure cook the pineapple with 2 tablespoons water for at least 3 whistles.

    2

    Once done, add pineapple chunks in blender and blend it to form smooth mixture.

    3

    Heat a saucepan, add pureed pineapple and jaggery and allow it to cook till the jaggery melts. Keep stirring the mixture until the pineapple mixture thickens.

    4

    Once done, allow the mixture too cool completely, and preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.

*To assemble the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe

    1

    Take the pastry out from the fridge, divide them into small balls. Flatten each ball little.

    2

    Add a small amount of pineapple mixture in the middle and bring the fold together to form a ball. Make sure there are no openings. Shape Taiwanese Pineapple Cake, into a square.

    3

    Place Taiwanese Pineapple Cake on the baking tray, do the same for the rest of the pastry dough. Brush them with butter and little bit of honey.

    4

    Bake the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe for at least 20 minutes until it turns golden brown and serve warm.

    5

    Serve the Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Recipe as dessert after a nice meal of Spring RollSingapore Rice Noodles Recipe and Chilli Coriander Fried Rice Recipe.



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