Pineapple Tart

Name: Pineapple Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 350g (12.5 oz) pineapple; 30g (2 tbsp) sugar white sugar; 30g (2 tbsp) palm sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 2 cloves; 1 star anise; 120g (4.2 oz) butter; 20g (3/4 oz) icing sugar; 200g (7 oz) plain flour; 12g (2 tbsp) custard powder; 1g (1/4 tsp) salt; 1 egg

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:20min

Pineapple tart (黄梨挞, 黄梨酥) is the most traditional festive delicacy for Chinese New Year, which is only a few weeks away. In the Hokkien dialect, the word pineapple pronounce as ong-lai 旺来, which is the homonym of the phrase ‘prosperity are arriving’. Therefore, it is most fitting for the occasion as it signifies prosperity.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:49:34 GMT