Brilio.net - Eid is the most awaited moment for Muslims after the month of Ramadan ends. In Indonesia, not only going home is synonymous with the Eid holiday, but also various pastries are served to enliven this warm atmosphere.
So, the cake that is often sought after by many people during Eid is nastar cake . The shape is perfectly round with pineapple jam filling. If you eat pineapple cake, one definitely isn't enough, right?
Instead of buying, you can make your own pineapple cake at home. Unfortunately, the process of printing pineapple cakes is quite complicated. Agree, right?
The cake dough must be rounded one by one then filled with pineapple jam and rounded again using your hands. Even though it makes neat pineapple cakes, this method tends to take a long time.
Instead, you can imitate the method of printing pineapple cakes shown by YouTube user Bunda Melisa. In his video upload, he appears to be relying on a simple tool to print pineapple cakes. No need to worry, the method is quite practical and easy to follow.
How to print pineapple cakes.
First, make the cake dough first. Mix 2 egg yolks, 50 gr sugar, 250 gr butter, 350 gr flour, and 2 tablespoons powdered milk. Stir until all ingredients are completely mixed. If so, set it aside first.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
After that, prepare a simple tool, namely a round jelly mold. Usually this tool is sold at a cheap price in plastic shops or markets.
"We add wheat flour first so that the pineapple cake can be easily removed," he explained, quoted by BrilioFood from Bunda Melisa's YouTube on Wednesday (27/3).
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
When it has been coated in flour, put the cake mixture into the holes in the jelly mold. Do this process until all the holes in the mold are completely filled.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
After that, press the cake mixture gently until a hole forms in the middle. No tools needed, for this process you can just rely on your index finger.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
Once done, put the pineapple jam in the middle of the cake mixture. For maximum results, you can use pineapple jam that has a runny texture, OK?
"We fill it up to 3/4 of the way so it's almost full," explained the video owner.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
After that, put enough cake mixture to cover the pineapple jam. Press gently so that the shape of the nastar cake will be perfectly round.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
Place the jelly molds in the freezer. It doesn't need to take long, just let the pineapple cake sit for 5 minutes. Once done, remove the jelly mold from the freezer.
After that, the process of producing the pineapple cake can be carried out directly. To do this, first put a baking sheet as a container for the nastar cake later. Then stamp the jelly mold onto the surface of your hand. As a result, the pineapple cake immediately came out and fell into the pan.
"The results are really smooth and can be directly arranged on a baking sheet," said the video owner.
photo: YouTube/Mother Melisa
Tricks for making pineapple jam so it's sweet and not sticky.
Here are the tricks for making sweet and non-sticky pineapple jam:
1. Choose ripe and sweet pineapple.
Make sure to use fully ripe and sweet pineapple. Ripe pineapples will provide a natural sweet taste to the jam without needing to add too much sugar.
2. Add enough sugar.
Even though pineapple is already sweet, adding a little sugar can help increase the sweetness and reduce the acidity. Add sugar to taste, but make sure not to add too much, as this can make the jam too sweet.
3. Use less water.
When cooking pineapple, add a little water to help the cooking process. This will help the pineapple become softer and easier to process into jam without needing to add too much sugar.
4. Use pectin or gelatin.
To help thicken the jam without having to add too much sugar, you can use pectin or gelatin as a natural thickener. Follow the recommended usage instructions to get the desired results.
5. Add a little lemon juice.
Adding a squeeze of lemon or lemon juice to pineapple jam can help balance out the sweetness with a bit of acidity, so the jam is less sweet and more balanced.
By following the steps above, you can make pineapple jam that is sweet, balanced and not sticky.