melt in your mouth pineapple tart

we love pineapple tarts/shortbread… however you call them ~ and i’m constantly trying different recipes for these little snacks… i have to conclude (personal opinion ah… (⊃‿⊂)) that i (including those who have tried my tarts) love the filling from Cafe of the East , where SeaDragon incorporated grated winter melon into the pineapple filling. in my mum’s words, she loves the strands when she bites them…. for the shortbread, the winner (in my view again ah (✿☯.☯)) will have to be from Wendy from Table for 2. I don’t know why it took me so long to try this ~ probably because she described the shortbread dough to be like a “cake batter” and that resulted in my procrastination (҂⌣̀_⌣́)….

Pineapple Filling Recipe adapted from/凤梨馅食谱取自于: Cafe of the East

Ingredients

1 x 440g can sliced pineapple in natural juice
500g grated winter melon
200g white sugar
200g maltose
pinch of salt
1-2 clove (optional)

食材

440克切片凤梨罐头 1罐
冬瓜 500克,磨碎
糖 200克
麦芽糖 200克
盐 一小撮
丁香 1-2颗(可免)

Pineapple Tart Recipe adapted from/酥皮食谱取自于: Table for 2

Ingredients

250g butter (salted)
75g caster sugar
170g whipping cream
50g cream cheese
3 egg yolks
400g cake flour
30g corn starch

食材

有盐黄油 250克
绵白糖 75克
淡奶油 170克
奶油奶酪 50克
蛋黄 3颗
蛋糕粉 400克
粟粉 30克

Directions/做法

melt in your mouth pineapple tart– prepare filling by draining sliced pineapple and reserving natural juice. grate the sliced pineapple
事先准备内陷 ~ 将罐头里的切片凤梨滤去水份,留下原果汁。将凤梨片磨碎

– cook grated pineapple (together with juice), grated winter melon and clove in a saucepan over medium to high heat to reduce juice
凤梨带果汁、磨碎冬瓜和丁香摆入锅中以中大火煮至水份收干

– when mixture is quite dry, add sugar, maltose and salt and cook over low heat until mixture is sticky and leave the side of the pan when you stir it. Ensure to stir the mixture intermittently during cooking period to prevent burning on the bottom
水份快收干时,加入糖、麦芽糖和盐,以小火不停搅拌(以避免锅底烧焦),直到内陷浓稠并开始离锅的边缘

– remove clove, cool and shape into balls
取出丁香、待凉,整形成小圆球

– prepare tart by creaming butter, sugar and cream cheese
准备酥皮 ~ 黄油、糖和奶油奶酪混合

– add in cream and whip on medium speed when the above comes together (Wendy used speed 2 on her hand mixer, beating for 10 minutes). Scrape sides from time to time. it may look lumpy. Don’t worry, it will turn creamy later
– beat in egg yolks for 1 min
加入淡奶油,以中速搅拌直到成团(原作者以电动搅拌器二速搅拌 10分钟)。容器边缘刮下。面糊可能看似粗糙,别担心 ~ 稍后会顺滑

– sift both flours and pour half of it into buttery mixture
粉类食材过筛,将半份倒入黄油糊

– mix on low speed until it comes together and pour in the remaining flour and beat until it comes together. do not over mix
以低速搅拌至成团再倒入剩余的粉类,拌至成团既可。不可过度搅拌

– let dough sit for 10 minutes (at least) before wrapping jam into it
面团静置自少 10分钟才可分割成团,裹入内陷

– bake in preheated oven of 160 degrees C (fan)/180 degrees C for 20 minutes or until golden brown
送入预热至 160摄氏度(风扇模式)或180摄氏度(无风扇模式)烤 20分钟或至金黄色既可

Personal notes/温馨小贴士:

melt in your mouth pineapple tart– i made 60% of the recipe of the tart and made 17 tarts in square moulds (35g dough/25g filling)
我做了食谱百分之六十的份量,做了 17颗四方模子凤梨酥(酥皮对内陷比例为:35克/25克)

– i used 180g sugar for the pineapple filling and it took me about 2 hours to cook the jam
凤梨馅食谱的糖份用了 180克,煮了两小时

– i beat the shortbread butter mixture with whipping cream on KA speed 2 for 5 minutes using a paddle attachment
酥皮的黄油糊和淡奶油我用了厨师器 (kitchenaid) 二速,以搅拌器打了 5分钟

– do lightly flour your palm when shaping so the dough do not stick to your hands
裹入内陷和整形时,手掌最好抹上少许面粉以防粘

melt in your mouth pineapple tarti bought these cute little packaging from “義興西點原料行” in taipei… my hubby love how my shortbread are now individually packed (づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ
包装纸是在台北市的義興西點原料行买滴

melt in your mouth pineapple tartthe strands…. ^^

Pollution index: 26 (excellent)

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