Thursday, January 16, 2014

Nyonya Pineapple Tarts

After crafting Chinese Peanut Cookies, I found myself drawn to another delightful treat: Nyonya Pineapple Tarts. What led me to these delectable delights? Simply put, it was my curiosity and desire to explore the sweetness of Nyonya cuisine (Nyonya Lam Mee) that beckoned me forth.

 

The journey to perfecting Nyonya Pineapple Tarts was fraught with setbacks. Despite consulting various recipes, I found myself grappling with failed attempts and wasted dough. Yet, from these failures emerged a recipe uniquely my own. What sets Nyonya Pineapple Tarts apart? It's all in the crumbly, buttery pastry and the distinctive open-face design, a departure from conventional tarts.

Crafting these tarts requires patience and precision. From preparing the jam a day in advance to gently handling the pastry, every step demands meticulous care. The process is undeniably time-consuming, leaving me exhausted by its end. But as the tantalizing aroma fills the kitchen and praises pour in, I find myself floating on cloud nine with the first heavenly bite. Nyonya Pineapple Tarts may be labour-intensive, but the sweet pleasure they bring is worth every effort.

Ingredients:

For the jam:

1 medium pineapple, grated

1 cinnamon stick

2 cloves

Rock sugar (to taste)

 

For the pastry:

75g all-purpose flour

1 tbsp corn flour

50g softened butter

1 tbsp icing sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

2 egg yolks (1 for brushing)

3 tbsp milk (or as needed)

 

Method:

For the jam:

Combine all ingredients in a pan and cook over low heat until dried.

Allow to cool, then roll into small balls.

 

For the pastry:

Mix all ingredients (except one egg yolk) to form dough, adding milk as needed.

Roll out dough and cut with a tart cutter to desired thickness.

Place pastry on a lined baking tray and press rolled pineapple balls into each.

Brush pastry with beaten egg yolk or milk.

Bake at 160C for 20 minutes or until golden brown.






31 comments:

  1. Look at those cute tarts, its my name written all over it. Love it.

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  2. Hi Nava, this is one of the best and very addictive cookies. Yours look beautiful, you rolled the jam so nice and smooth.... well done!

    Best regards .

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  3. lovely looking tarts, nice presentation dear...

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  4. Loved the shape of the tarts .Yes sometimes it happens nava we do end in up unbakable dough and our cooking experiance make its useful .Very well done NAVA

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  5. I love tarts and it looks awesome.

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  6. such a tempting cute tarts.nice love it!!!

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  7. such a tempting cute tarts.nice love it!!!

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  8. I find the jam is hard to do. Mine always hangus :(

    I love pineapple tarts but sooooo much work..

    Yea I find grated pineapple taste nicer than those blended ones.

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  9. Oh these tarts looks so cute... I love the way you have done it :-)

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  10. Oooo so pretty ! U have done it so neatly. I wish I could see how that cookie cutter looks.

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  11. Adding home made pineapple jam to the tart makes it all the more special. I can imagine how delicious it would have tasted. Fabulousity indeed!

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  12. You have made some pretty tarts!! I am tempted to try them :)

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  13. so beautiful they look, they will be tasting awesome too.. A visual treat!

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  14. These look so professional. And adding the home-made jam makes the tarts extra special. Beautiful pineapple tarts!

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  15. superb and cute little tarts, love it Nava...

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  16. I so love the look of these tarts. Looking forward to trying them soon.

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  17. Oh this r making me drool. bookmarking it.

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  18. Fb page liked :P really loving the tarts they are so cute; and the color is quite fascinating :)

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  19. lovely....cute tarts!!!! Amazing Nava...its very tempting and fabulous color...

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  20. Madam nava,try adding eggless cakes or biscuits,or optionally can we omit te egg,tq

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  21. I. Like eggless cookies,can we omit egg,tq

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  22. Perfect and beautiful shaped tarts Nava...What to grab some..yummy!!!!!

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  23. Lovely tarts... absolutely great pics :)

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  24. Singapore's favourite too...yours look so perfect n yum too

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  25. looks super yummy...absolutely cute and delicious

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