Most of us would think freshly baked pastries are best when they are right out of the oven. But not for these pineapple tarts. They tasted way better the day after.
Right out of the oven, the buttery tart base is a little crunchy in texture but when the pastry gets a rest overnight, it transformed into a melt-in-your-mouth texture, and oh were they good. Traditional mooncakes are the other baked pastry that will improve in texture after resting for a few days.
About Time
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 15 mins
- Total Time 30 minsIngredients
for Pastry:
- 292g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 292g organic unbleached flour
- 136g rice flour
- 136g sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Pineapple Tarts
- For open-face pineapple tarts:
(makes approx. 60, 4cm diameter pineapple tarts) - 880g pineapple filling
- 520g of the above pastry
For the square pineapple tarts (filling on the inside): (makes 6)
- 120g pineapple filling
- 210g of the above pastryInstructions
Steps to pastry:
- Sieve the flour into a large bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter, sugar, and salt, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
- Add flour and mix until just incorporated. Do not over-mix.
- Cover the dough and chill for 30 minutes.
Steps for all
Open Face:
- Roll the tart pastry to approximately 5mm thick and using a pineapple tart cookie cutter cut out the cookies and place them directly onto the parchment paper.
- In the center of the cutout pastry, place a teaspoon of the pineapple filling. (Roll between your palms to form a ball of filling)
Square:
- Weigh out 35g of dough and 2 teaspoons of pineapple filling, rolled into a ball (approx. 20g).
- Wrap the dough evenly around the pineapple filling then gently press the dough into the square mold (4.5cm by 4.5cm).
Once ready, Bake in the Air Fryer for 12 – 15 minutes at 350F or until the edge of the cookie is lightly golden brown.
Let the tarts (both open-face and square tarts) cool for at least an hour before keeping them in an air-tight container. For the square tarts, remove them from the mold only when they are totally cooled.Amount Per Serving
CALORIES: 37
- TOTAL FAT: 3g
- SATURATED FAT: 0g
- TRANS FAT: 0g
- UNSATURATED FAT: 1g
- CHOLESTEROL: 0mg
- SODIUM: 26mg
- CARBOHYDRATES: 3g
- FIBER: 0g
- SUGAR: 1g
- PROTEIN: 0g