Taiwanese Pineapple Pastry / 台式凤梨酥

Pastry	Filling
80 g Shortening 70 g Butter, unsalted 60 g Powdered sugar angiesrecipes 1 Egg 1 Egg yolk 320 g German #405 flour angiesrecipes 1/4 tsp Baking soda angiesrecipes 25 g Water	2 can / 1000 g Pineapple, diced 200 g Caster sugar

1. Drain pineapple well.Crush with a blender and place them in a skillet. Using medium heat, cook the drained crushed pineapple and sugar until most liquid has evaporated, and the filling turned golden. Stirring constantly using a wooden spoon to avoid burning. Set aside to cool.
   
   
2. Beat shortening, butter and powdered sugar in a mixer until it turns light in color and fluffy. Gradually beat in whole egg and yolk until well combined. Sift in the flour and fold until just combined. Dissolve baking soda in the water and blend with the the mixture.
   
3. Line baking trays with parchment paper. Divide the pastry dough and pineapple filling each into 28 equal rounds. Line work surface with large sheet of plastic wrap. Place and flatten the pastry dough on the plastic wrap with the palms and put the pineapple filling in the middle. and use the dough to cover the filling. Arrange it into molds of your choice. Lightly draw the plastic wrap out of the mold, and turn the pastry onto the prepared tray. Bake in the preheated 170C/340F oven for about 22-25 minutes until light brown.