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CNY Special: Pineapple Tarts (Nastar) Recipe
Pineapple tarts are no doubt one of the most popular Chinese New Year cookies. Similar to the Taiwanese pineapple pastry, pineapple tarts are jam-filled bite-sized pastries. These pastries are soft and the crust melts in your mouth, a delicate balance of savoury pastry with the sweet pineapple taste. The jam filling may be used as toppings on the pastry cookies, otherwise the pastry may fully enclose the jam fillings instead. Fun Fact: Pineapple tarts are also equivalent to Nastar, i.e. Nanas tart – which originates from Indonesia. There are so many great things about celebrating Chinese New Year. If I have to rank them, the top 5 reasons why Chinese…