Cookbook:Cookies with Pineapple Jam Filling (Nastar)

| Cuisine of Indonesia

Nastar, or tananas, are pineapple jam-filled cookies. These are popular treats for Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations in Indonesia.

Jam

 * 2 pineapples
 * 300 g (1⅓ cups/11 oz) sugar
 * 1 cinnamon stick

Cookie

 * 500 g (2 cups/1.1 lb) margarine
 * 500 g (3½ cups/1.1 lb) all-purpose flour
 * 6 egg yolks
 * 1 oz (2 tablespoons) sugar
 * 5 g vanilla powder
 * 1 oz (⅓ cup/30 g) grated Gouda or Cheddar cheese
 * 2 beaten egg yolks, for brushing the top of the cookies
 * ½ oz (15 g) raisins for garnish

Jam

 * 1) Peel pineapple, wash, and blend into a purée.
 * 2) Put pineapple purée in a pan, add sugar and cinnamon, and stir over medium heat until thick.
 * 3) If the jam still tastes sour, add more sugar to taste.
 * 4) Let cool until thick enough to roll into small marbles.

Dough

 * 1) Beat the 6 egg yolks with margarine and sugar.
 * 2) Mix in the grated cheese.
 * 3) Add flour and vanilla little by little to make a dough.

Assembly

 * 1) Pinch off pieces of dough, and roll into balls a little smaller than golf balls.
 * 2) Flatten each piece of dough slightly, and place a pineapple jam marble on the cookie. Fold the dough around the jam enclose it, and pinch to seal the cookie. Roll it between your hands until round again.
 * 3) Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, flattening them very slightly.
 * 4) Halve raisins, then put on top of the cookies.
 * 5) Brush the cookies with beaten egg yolk.
 * 6) Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until golden yellow and cooked through.