Comments on: Taiwanese pineapple cake 鳳梨酥- how to make it from scratch

By: KP Kwan

KP Kwan — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:21:03 +0000

In reply to SL. As long as it is sweet whould be OK.

By: SL

SL — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 05:15:45 +0000

Hi, what type of pineapple is better for this recipe? those sweet honey pineapples, or the “normal” ones? thank you

By: J

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 01:11:51 +0000

In reply to J. @KP Kwan, I just tried it with both normal pastry flour and gluten free flour but it was a blend of 80% gluten free flour and 20% corn starch (the corn starch was addition to the corn starch already mentioned in the recipe). Turned out okay but when making it was stickier and harder to mold into a shape. Also when it came out of the oven, it was extremely fragile and would break easily, after cooling its better but still not as together as normal pastry flour. Thank you for the amazing recipe!

By: KP Kwan

KP Kwan — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 02:37:12 +0000

In reply to J. I'm not certain of the answer as I haven't tried it before. Can anyone help me with an answer?

By: J

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 21:33:53 +0000

How would I use gluten free flour to substitute for the flour in this recipe, if possible?
Is there a certain blend I would have to make, or should I just add a bit of cornstarch in the gluten free blend to make pastry flour?

By: KP Kwan

KP Kwan — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:02:02 +0000

In reply to Bryan. I have not tried the sugar you mention, but I guess it should work well with any sugar. You can use any milk powder, like those for kids. I got mine from the bakery supplier. This recipe is what I use, and the combination of ingredients is working fine so far. However, I am not getting into detail about the function of each ingredient.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:12:09 +0000

100g unsalted butter
30g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
25g milk powder
100g cake flour
20g cornstarch

For the castor sugar, could we replace it with a 1-1 monk fruit sugar substitute?

What does the egg yolk do?

For the milk powder, what kind of milk powder is this?

What is the function of the cake flour?

By: KP Kwan

KP Kwan — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:30:43 +0000

In reply to Denise Ha. Yes. Some canned pineapple contains syrup, so please check and adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe.

By: KP Kwan

KP Kwan — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:29:38 +0000

In reply to Denise Ha. I would suggest using coconut milk powder as the alternative. The pastry will become too wet if you add fresh milk.

By: Denise Ha

Denise Ha — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 07:37:03 +0000

Hi, me again, just wondering if I can just use canned pineapple? Thanks