12.02.2010

i made some cookies this new year..they are anzac biscuits and pineapple tarts..

however, i did not make my own pineapple jam because.....hehe, i do not know how to make my own jam and i think it will be much much more easy if you buy from the shop. i got mine from Bake with Me at only RM6.80/kg..and it's thai pineapple! ok, i dont know how good thai pineapple is, but for sure, it's hakuna matata! ;)

let me share my pastry dough recipe with you so that you can make your own pineapple tarts next year..

125 g butter, cut into small cubes
250 g flour
50 g milk powder
20 g custard powder
15 g corn flour
100 g castor sugar
an egg, lightly beaten

1. mix all the flour, milk powder, custard powder, corn flour and sugar in a mixing bowl
2. add in the butter cubes and mix it into the flour mixture to form bread-crumb like. i recommend you to use your hand, instead of the electronic mixer, because electronic mixer will cause the mixture to be very very soft, and end up you have to add in more flour. oh ya, make sure you wash and dry your hand and also make sure your finger nails are short and clean :)
3. add the beaten egg into the mixture to form dough. and at this stage, you need to have kneading skill..aisey..usually it will be very wet, so you have to prepare extra flour (not too much and not too little) to make sure that the dough is perfect to be rolled or shaped.

i made a total of 9 containers of pineapple tarts and 2 containers of anzac..ok, only now i realized i made that much of cookies! hehe..

and as for the anzac biscuits, you can get the recipe by clicking on the picture below :)