Flaky Pineapple Bars Recipe Foodcom

PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease your 9 x 13 baking pan with butter or use non-stick cooking spray.

DEEP-FRIED CANDY BARS WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat sunflower oil in a deep-fat fryer or a Dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut the top and bottom off the pineapple, then quarter it vertically. Trim the woody core off each segment, and then lay it skin side down, and slice the flesh in half lengthwise, stopping when you feel the skin. Then cut it across into slices and run the knife between the flesh of the fruit and the outer husk. The pineapple pieces should come out easily. Squeeze the outer skin of the pineapple over the cut fruit to get every last bit of juice.
• In a large bowl, add 1 cup of flour. Gently whisk in 3/4 cup of soda water, if the batter is too thick, add the 1/4 cup. It should be able to coat the candy bar easily. Submerge each chocolate coconut bar in the batter and place it right into the hot oil either with your fingers or tongs, allowing it to fry for about 3 minutes or until the batter is puffed up and golden brown. Using tongs, remove the battered chocolate coconut bars and place them on a paper towel lined plate. Transfer them to a plate aside the pineapple pieces, enjoy immediately.

FLAKY PINEAPPLE BARS

Steps:

• Cut butter or margarine into flour with pastry blender or two knives.
• Add sour cream and vanilla.
• Mix well and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook pineapple, sugar, and cornstarch over medium heat stirring constantly until thick and clear.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Roll out half of the dough and place in the bottom of a jellyroll pan.
• Add cooled filling and spread over dough.
• Cover with remaining rolled out dough.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes or until golden brown.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
• Cut in 70 squares.
• Refrigerate if not used within a short period of time.

PINA COLADA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, butter, and white sugar in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl often, until crust mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into the bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven until crust is set but still pale, 12 to 17 minutes.
• Combine brown sugar, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon rum extract, and salt in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well-blended. Stir in pineapple, coconut, and macadamia nuts. Spread filling over hot crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set and top is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Whisk 5 teaspoons reserved pineapple juice, confectioners' sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon rum extract together in a small bowl to make glaze.
• Drizzle glaze over cooled filling; cut into bars.