The taste of Taiwanese pineapple paste (jam) is quite different from the Malaysian/Singaporean version as it is mainly made of winter melon and flavored with pineapple essence instead of the real pineapple fruit.
Ingredients
- 2 stick butter
- 1/2 tablespoon shortening
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pineapple essence (optional)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons milk powder
- 2 tablespoons corn flour
Pineapple Paste
- 12 oz. peeled, cored, diced pineapple (from 1 pineapple)
- 1.4 lbs winter melon (peeled, seeded, diced (from about 2½ pounds winter melon wedges))
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup maltose syrup
