Macadamia Pineapple Tart Food

MACADAMIA-PINEAPPLE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In medium bowl, mix all crust ingredients until dough forms. Press firmly and evenly in bottom and up side of ungreased 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Sprinkle nuts and pineapple evenly over crust.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, corn syrup, liqueur, salt and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour over nuts and pineapple. Bake about 30 minutes or until set. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.

PINEAPPLE-MACADAMIA NUT TART

Steps:

• 1. Place cookie sheet in oven on middle rack to heat. Heat oven to 375°F. Prepare pie crust for one-crust filled pie using 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom.2. In medium saucepan, melt margarine over low heat remove from heat. Add sugar, corn syrup, rum extract and eggs beat with wire whisk until well blended.3. Arrange macadamia nuts in bottom of crust-lined pan. Arrange pineapple around edge of tart over nuts. Carefully pour egg mixture over pineapple and nuts.4. Place tart in oven on heated cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until top of tart is deep golden brown. Cool 2 hours or until completely cooled. Store in refrigerator.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/10 of Recipe * Calories: 360 * Calories from Fat: 170 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 19 g 29% * Saturated Fat: 5 g 25% * Cholesterol: 70 mg 23% * Sodium: 180 mg 8% * Total Carbohydrate: 44 g 15% * Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8% * Sugars: 18 g * Protein: 4 g * Vitamin A: 4% * Vitamin C: 2% * Calcium: 4% * Iron: 6% * Dietary Exchanges: 1 Starch, 2 Fruit, 3 1/2 Fat or 3 Carbohydrate, 3 1/2 Fat

PINEAPPLE-MACADAMIA NUT PIE

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time and continue beating.
• Add corn syrup, flour, rum extract, pineapple and nuts.
• Pour into pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until firm.
• Allow to cool before serving.

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA NUT MERINGUE PIES

Steps:

• Make pastry:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Toast nuts in 1 layer in a shallow baking pan in oven, stirring once or twice, until golden, about 5 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Coarsely chop 1/4 cup nuts and set aside.
• Pulse flour, sugar, salt, and remaining 1/2 cup nuts in a food processor until nuts are finely chopped, then add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg and process until dough begins to come together into a ball but is still crumbly. Form dough into a ball with your hands. Press about 1 tablespoon dough evenly over bottom and up side of each pie plate. Chill shells until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Lightly prick bottoms and sides of chilled pie shells all over with a fork.
• Bake until edges are golden and bottoms are pale golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool completely in pans on racks. Loosen edges of shells carefully with offset spatula, then carefully remove shells from pans and transfer to a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle chopped nuts into bottoms of shells. Leave oven on.
• Make filling:
• Simmer butter, pineapple, brown sugar, and lemon juice in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is evaporated and pineapple is slightly translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Cool slightly, then spoon a heaping tablespoon of filling into each shell.
• Make meringue topping:
• Beat whites with cream of tartar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until they just hold soft peaks. Gradually beat in sugar and beat until meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks. Spoon about 2 tablespoons meringue over filling of each pie, covering filling completely and sealing meringue to pastry.
• Draw meringue up into small peaks and bake until tops are golden in spots, about 5 minutes.
• Cool pies on racks, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.