Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Nastar / Pineapple Cookies

Nastar / Pineapple Cookies. Yummy melt-in-your-mouth pineapple tarts with easy to shaped dough, won't expand. Nastar (Pineapple shortbread cookies / Tarts) Recipe source: From the oven. Nastar or pineapple-filled cookie is one of the classic popular cookies in Indonesia.

In Indonesian & English (the English version is below the Gilas adonan agak tipis. Cetak adonan dng cookie cutter bulat/mulut gelas. These Pineapple tarts or Pineapple cookies are small bite size pastry filled with pineapple jam. You can cook Nastar / Pineapple Cookies using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Nastar / Pineapple Cookies

1. Prepare of Pineapple jam.
2. Prepare 500 g of pineapple without peels.
3. Prepare 3 g of whole cloves *optional or adjust to taste.
4. Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick *optional or adjust to taste.
5. You need 150 g of granulated sugar.
6. You need of Cookie dough.
7. It's 37 g of unsalted butter.
8. You need 37 g of margarine.
9. You need 30 g of icing sugar.
10. It's 1 of large egg yolk.
11. You need 15 g of custard powder *can replace with cornstarch.
12. Prepare 120 g of all-purpose flour.
13. It's of Egg wash.
14. It's 1 of large egg yolk.
15. Prepare 15 ml (1 tbsp) of vegetable oil.
16. Prepare 5 ml (1 tsp) of sweetened condensed milk.

In Indonesia its called Nastar, two words combined, pineapple is nanas and tart is tart. Nastar is a cookies from dough of flour , butter and eggs are filled with jam fruit pineapple. The origin of the Dutch language of "Tart Ananas". The shape of this cookies are round with a diameter of.

Nastar / Pineapple Cookies instructions

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2. Pineapple jam: Grate the pineapple or blend with a food processor. Transfer the shredded pineapple and its juice along with cinnamon stick and cloves into a heavy-bottom pan. Cook over medium heat and stir occasionally until the liquid is gone..
3. Add sugar and continue cooking until it has a thick jam consistency but with no liquid. Keep stirring towards the end so it does not burn..
4. Remove from the pan and cool it to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (up to a week). It will become easier to handle and less sticky..
5. Divide the pineapple jam evenly into 32 pieces (6g each). Roughly roll each into a ball. Refrigerate until needed..
6. Cookie dough: Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and margarine together for 1 minute on medium speed. Add sugar and beat for another minute just to combine..
7. Add egg yolk and mix briefly for 10 seconds. Then sieve the custard powder and flour into the bowl. Mix until it forms a uniform dough. If the dough feels sticky, add a little more flour (1 teaspoon at a time). Add butter if it's dry. It should be easily formed into a ball without crumbling or sticking..
8. Divide the dough into 32 pieces (8g each). Shape each into a ball..
9. Press the ball in between your palms to make a thin disk. Place 1 piece of pineapple jam on the center. Wrap it and pinch the edges closed. Roll it back into a ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat with the rest..
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 300°F (150°C) for 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack before applying egg wash for the second bake..
11. Egg wash: Whisk together all of the ingredients to fully combine..
12. Brush each of the cookies with the egg wash. After the first coat has set, apply a second coat. These multiple coats will conceal any visible cracks and create a shiny yellow crust..
13. Return into the oven at 325°F (160°C) and bake for 10-15 minutes until slightly brown. Let cool then enjoy!.

Line several cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Pineapple tart cookies are Chinese New Year must have cookies. If you love to really stuff your nastar with pineapple jam filling, feel free to make a double batch of the pineapple filling. See more ideas about Pineapple tart, Food, Cookie recipes. The cookies are soft almost cake-like and have a great pineapple flavor.

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