Monday, September 6, 2010

Pineapple Tart with Cream Cheese Dough


Ingredients:

Dough:
1 block      (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 stick (10oz) butter, softened
1 1/3 cup   (9.5 oz/ 271 grams) Sugar
4 1/3 cup   (1 lb 3oz/ 542 grams) All-Purpose Flour
A pinch      Salt

Filling:
1 part       Pureed Pineapple (fresh or canned)  - (I used 1 1/2 fresh pineapple)
1 p)art       Sugar
1 stick      Cinnamon
4              Cloves

For Dough:
1) Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar together
2) Add flour and salt into the butter mixture and mix well
3) Roll dough and cut into squares
4) Place filling in the middle of each square, close the opening, shape into balls
5) Bake for 25-30 min in 300F oven
6) Take cookies out and glaze with eggwash and cook for another 5-10minutes or until golden.

For Filling:
1) Put everything together in a pot
2) Cook on medium heat until the filling thickened and dry. Keep stirring to avoid burns. It took an hour or two the last time I made it.
3) Let it cool before use

Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost referring to this dish:
Kuih Raya (Eid Celebration Cookies) posted on 9/9/2010

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Cornflakes Madu (Honeyed Cornflakes)



Serves about 90 mini baking cups

Ingredients:
2 sticks Butter
1 cup    Sugar
5 Tbsp  Honey
1 (12oz) Box Cornflakes

Method:
1) Preheat oven to 325F.
2) In a large pan/stock pot, melt butter on medium heat.
3) Add sugar and honey to the butter. Cook until everything sugar is dissolved.
4) Turn the heat off. Add the cornflakes to the mixture and mix well.
5) Place mixture into mini baking cups.
6) Bake in the oven for 7 minutes
7) Let it cools before eating. It hardens as it cools.

Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost referring to this dish:
Kuih Raya (Eid Celebration Cookies) posted on 9/9/2010