Double Crusted Pineapple Bars
Created by ssej1078 on November 6, 2014
- Servings: 24
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #15674
Ingredients
- PASTRY
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 large egg (or two egg yolks)
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- FILLING
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup crushed pineapple
- Salt (pinch)
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine ingredients for pastry and blend thoroughly. Divide pastry in half and press half onto the bottom of a buttered 9 inch square baking pan.
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Step 2: Make the filling by stirring in sugar and cornstarch together. And then combining the pineapple salt and lemon rind in a saucepan. Cook mixture over Medium heat stirring until clear and thickened. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice and butter. Cool filling slightly and then pour it over the pasty. Pat out the remaining pastry on a flat surface and lay it over the filling. Brush with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar.
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Step 3: Bake in a 350 oven for 25-30 minutes. Cool and cut into 24 bars.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (35.6 g)
- Calories 116.9
- Total Fat - 4.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 3 g
- Cholesterol - 16.7 mg
- Sodium - 32.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 13.4 g
- Protein - 1.1 g
- Calcium - 5.6 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg