Asian Festive Dishes Recipes - Indonesian Pineapple Rolls (Kuih Nenas) Recipe

Ingredients

• 1lb. (500 g.) flour

• 3 tablespoons corn-flour

• 3 egg-yolks

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter

• whites of 3 eggs (lightly beaten)

Filling Ingredients:

• 1 medium pineapple (peeled, eyes removed & pulp finely chopped)

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 2-inch (5-cm.) kayu manis/cinnamon sticks

• 1/3 cup water

Serves 4

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Method:

1. To prepare filling. Combine all the ingredients in a pan. Bring to the boil, then reduce flame to low.

2. Simmer till mixture is thick and dry. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. Remove pan from flame and cool mixture.

3. To prepare rolls. Sift flours together and mix in egg-yolks. Add vanilla essence.

4. Gradually add butter, kneading well to make a pliable dough. Press or roll out portions of the dough till quite thin and spoon a portion of filling onto the centre. Draw up ends to enclose filling, pinch ends to seal and shape into neat rolls.

5. Coat each roll with egg-white, then arrange on a greased baking tray.

6. Bake in a preheated moderate oven (400 F/gas mark 6) till golden and done.

7. Cool slightly before removing from tray to serve.