Pineapple tart

Ingredients

For the pastry:

• 250g butter
• 30g icing sugar
• 1 egg yolk + 1/2 egg whites
• 360g plain flour
• 2 tbsp custard powder

Pineapple Jam Filling:

• 2 pineapples, grated
• 160g sugar (depends on the sweetness of pineapple)
• 2 cloves
• 3cm cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 1 egg, beaten for glazing

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Preparation

• Pineapple jam: Put all ingredients into a big pot, - bring to boil, lower fire and leave to cook till almost dry, stirring once in a while. When almost dry, keep stirring to prevent it from burning until golden brown and dry.
• Leave to cool. Divide into small parts and form into balls.Pastry: Mix butter, icing sugar and egg yolk till creamy. Fold in flour and mix to form a dough. Place into the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.Put pastry into the mould and pipe 5cm length. Place filling at one end and roll up. Glaze with beaten egg.Bake at 180C till golden brown. Leave to cool before storing.