Ingredients of pastry:
- 250gm butter
- 50gm icing sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 280gm plain flour
- 80gm corn flour
- 2 Tbsp custard powder
Ingredients of filling:
- 2 pineapple, about 1600gm, grated
- 250gm sugar
- 2 cloves, optional
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder, optional
For glazing:
Method
To make filling:
- Shred pineapples finely and sift drip the juice till dry.
- Cook pineapple shreds over medium head till dry then add in sugar.
- Switch to low heat and keep stirring to prevent it from burning until golden brown and dry.
- Leave to cool.
- Divide into small parts and form into balls, each weighted 7grams.
To make pastry and rolls:
- Sift flours and custard powder together. Mix butter, icing sugar till creamy and fluffy, add in the yolk continue mixing. Fold in sifted flours and mix to form a dough. Leave aside for 30 minuets.
- Preheat the oven to 170C (335F).
- Put pastry into the mould and pipe 5cm length. Place filling at one end and roll up. Glaze with beaten egg yolk.
- Bake 15-20 minutes till golden brown. Leave to cool before storing.
Source: http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2011/01/pineapple-roll-tarts-for-chinese-new.html#ixzz2oKpGe99g