pineapple cream tarts

[samuelcat]

anyone remember those lovely little pinapple tarts you could buy. deep pastry case, crushed pineapple, a lovely cream filling and topped with icing. Just wondered if anyone had a recipe for the creamy bit?

[woofgang]

wasn't it confectioners custard?
http://www.ifood.tv/r...confectioners_custard

I would use cornflour instead of ordinary flour for a lighter custard

[samuelcat]

thankyou

[anneasquith]

aldi in scotland have them.

[samuelcat]

thanks. i will have a look in my local aldi here in peterborough

[welshlibranr]

Oooh yes, I remember them, I just loved them! haven't seen them for years, if you find them, please let us know where!............would really like to get some again!...........

[beejay1124]

is this them-top right hand corner?
http://thestar.com.my...entral/m_pg16tart.jpg

[anneasquith]

the ones i buy are pointed. at the top.

[beejay1124]

yup annie-the ones we get here are usually like that too

[anneasquith]

tunnocks bakers do them and large ones too.

[welshlibranr]

The ones in the link don't look like the ones I used to buy, they were deep filled with crushed pineapple, then a fluffy fillling and icing on top..................they were lush!............

[bromlai]

Try these - Ingredients:- pineapple jam, 30 baked pastry cases, 250g unsalted butter, 250g icing sugar, 1 tblsp boiling water, small tin evaporated milk, 50g icing sugar, pineapple juice, vanilla essence, yellow food colouring.
Method:- put 1 tspn of pineapple jam into each pastry case. Cream the butter and the 250g icing sugar until light. Slowly add the boiling water, then the vanilla essence. Slowly add the evaporated milk, beating well all the time. Pipe into the pastry cases. Make icing using pineapple juice and the yellow food colouring. Cover the cream with this topping.