Pineapple Tart which we call Nastar in Indonesian, is one of the famous traditional cookies in Indonesia. Commonly found in most of the houses in Indonesia during festivals or given as a gift to friends, family and dear ones.

Even though this tart looks exclusive and very attractive whenever we see them in the stores, it is basically very easy to made. This is the second time I tried this recipe and I’m quite happy to see the results both on the first time and the second time.

Ingredients:

Butter - 500 gr
Sugar powder - 200 gr (I made the sugar powder from crystal sugar using food processor)
Egg yolk - 2 pcs
Egg - 2 pcs
All purpose flour - 800 gr

Ingredient to make pineapple jam:

Pineapple - 1 pc - grated
Sugar - 200 gr

Process:

To make pineapple jam:

1. Boiled all the ingredients using low flame
2. Mixed regularly until the water reduced
3. Let it cool

To make the Pineapple tart:

1. Mix the butter and sugar until soft with low speed
2. Add the eggs, mix until dissolved
3. Add the flour, mix well
4. Make the small balls from the dough and fill with pineapple jam, you can form the dough into oval or as you like
5. Put the tarts on the baking pan
6. Apply the egg yolk on the top of the tarts
7. Bake in the oven 160 C until the color turned golden
8. Keep it cool

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