Nastar cookies (Indonesian pineapple tarts)

Name: Nastar cookies (Indonesian pineapple tarts)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: Pineapple jam:; 1 large pineapple or 2 pineapples; 200 gram caster sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 5 cloves; 2 stick cinnamon; Egg wash:; 3 eggs yolks; 1 tsp condense milk; 1 tsp honey; For the cookies:; 250 gram unsalted butter; 250 gram margarine; 700 gram all-purpose flour; 180 gram icing mixture (fine granulated sugar); 40 gram cornstarch; 100 gram milk powder (full cream); 6 eggs yolks

Kezia's Kitchen 👩‍🍳 @KeziaSmith

Morayfield, Queensland Australia

Christmas is coming soon and it's time to make Christmas cookies, and this is really very traditional in my home country Indonesia, when Christmas day or Eid day coming we always make this yummy cookies. Pineapple cookies or nastar are small, bite-size pastries filled with or topped with pineapple jam, found in different parts of Asia.

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#christmascookies
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Kezia's Kitchen 👩‍🍳 @KeziaSmith

Morayfield, Queensland Australia

#Baking
#christmascookies
#pineapplecookies
#kuenatal

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Ingredients

Pineapple jam:
1large pineapple or 2 pineapples
200 gramcaster sugar
1/2 tspsalt
5cloves
2 stickcinnamon
Egg wash:
3eggs yolks
1 tspcondense milk
1 tsphoney
For the cookies:
250 gramunsalted butter
250 grammargarine
700 gramall-purpose flour
180 gramicing mixture (fine granulated sugar)
40 gramcornstarch
100 grammilk powder (full cream)
6eggs yolks

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Steps

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For the jam : Peeled the pineapples and rub with some salt and then wash with clean water. Slice and blend with the blender until you get a smooth mixture Mix all ingredients and put them in a saucepan and let it simmer with low heat for few hours. Stir it occasionally until you get dry and thick mixture. Shape into small balls and place on baking paper-lined tray. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until needed.
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For the eggs wash: Mix together all ingredients in a small bow. Make sure the honey is dissolved well and the mixture is no longer lumpy.
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For the cookies doug : Mix butter, sugar, and egg yolks until soft and light.
Add the dry ingredients (both flours and milk powder) and mix until fully incorporated. If the mixture too wet, add some flour.
4

Cover the dough and refrigerate for about 30 minutes until firm.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line several cookie sheets with parchment.
5

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Make a depression in the center of each ball and fill with pineapple jam filling. Pinch the edges of the dough back around the filling, and turn seam side down. Place on baking trays about 2 inches apart.
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Bake for 15 minutes, take it out. Brush the tops of each cookie with egg wash and bake for another 15 minutes until shiny and golden. Cool on wire racks.

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Kezia's Kitchen 👩‍🍳 @KeziaSmith

on December 14, 2018 10:04

Morayfield, Queensland Australia

Indonesian 🇮🇩 home cook living in Australia 🇦🇺Cooking is my passion and my happiness.I stay connected to my roots by sharing the taste of Indonesia from my kitchen to yours.My love for food is endless , let’s enjoy delicious recipes together!Cookpad Ambassador.