Pineapple Cookies
Hej food fellas, It have been 2 months since my last post, sorry about that 
I had been busy for a while, arrange my papers to migrate to other country for another adventure plus summer holiday still happening, makes me let my laptop hang out alone in my room 
But anyway…
This July, I decide to visit my friend in Germany and she specifically asked me to make some delicious pineapple cookie, or known as “Nastar” in Indonesian language. Me, obviously more than happy to do that.
Nastar or Pineapple cookie or some people call it pineapple tart is basicly a round shape cookie with pineapple jam as a filling. The buttery and crunchyness from the cookie combined with tangy sweet flavour from the pineapple jam, make this cookie become popular for anyone.
Nastar normally served in big event such New year, Christmas and any holiday but for me as a food lover, I always have a jar of pineapple cookie at home. Just in case if I need special bite after a long day at work or simply company for my coffee time.
And this is my fellas, my mother secret recipe. We used to make this Nastar and sell it during holiday season and now I share to you so you could make it by your own. Super simple to make and you do not need any mixer, you could use you hands or spatula to mix all of the ingredient, simple right?
So without waste the time, lets bake it.
Pineapple Cookie
Ingredients
Pineapple jam
- 2 medium pineapple
- 175 gr granulated sugar
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 3 cloves
Cookie dough
- 125 gr soft butter
- 125 gr margarin
- 1 egg yolk
- 70 gr powder sugar
- 1 tbsp corn strach
- 300 gr flour
- 1 tbsp milk powder
For grease
- 2 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil mix it together
Instructions
- Firstly we need to make the jam. Some people like to use store pineapple jam to speed up the process but it often come out too watery, and that is not good for the cookie. Personally, I like to make my jam from scratch. So I blend 2 medium pineapple without water and cook it in non stick pan. Once water evaporate put the sugar, cinnamon and cloves, cook it again until there is no water left. Make sure to keep stir it so it is not burning. Use medium heat to avoid the jam from splashing. It normally takes around an hour to make the jam. I know it takes time but believe me it is worthy. Once the jam ready and cold, take some (about 5 gr) and make a small ball, do it until finished. Use baking paper to cover your tray so the pineapple jam not stick to the tray.
- Mix soft butter, margarin, egg yolk and powder sugar until it well combined. I like to use my hand covered with gloves and it only takes about 5 minutes, but you could use hand whisk or spatula or even electric whisk as your like. Once it combined add the flour, cornstarch and milk powder. Mix it again until the texture become like a playdough and no longer stick in your hand.
- Measuring each dough around 10 gr. Make a ball shape and flatten it. Put your pineapple jam in the middle, cover it with the edge of the dough and make another ball shape so the jam stay in the middle of the dough.
- Do all of it until the dough finished. Bake your Nastar in 150 degree celcius for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take it out and grease with some egg yolk. Once it done, put it back in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes
- After baking time finish, put it on cooling rack and let it cold completely before transfer it to jar. Enjoy it
