Biscuit "NASTAR" Balls - Kue Nastar Bola

The word Nastar is abbreviation nenas and tart in Indonesian language which means pineapple and tart. This biscuit is similar with pineapple crumble with the main ingredient are flour, butter, cheese and eggs. The different is only in their shape. This biscuit is widely served during Hari Raya or Eid Mubarak in most of household, but it also can be found in local market during off season.

Ingredients:

• 100 gm Bread Flour
• 80 gm Butter or Margarine
• 2 Tbs Icing Sugar
• 20 gm Kraft Cheese, grated
• 2 ea. Egg Yolk
• 100 gm Pineapple Jam

Cooking Method:

1. Soften butter in room temperature. Combine Flour, sugar, soft butter and cheese in a medium mixing bowl.Using spatula, mix all mixture into crumble, add 1 ea. egg yolk and mix well.
2. Weight the dough 1/2 ounce each or as your desire and flatten and fill up with 1 tsp of pineapple jam, wrap and form into ball, oval, rectangle are other shape you like.
3. Arrange biscuits on a greasy baking pan and brush with egg yolk before baking.
4. Preheat oven at 160 degree, bake it for 15 to 20 minutes or until biscuit golden brown.
5. Remove from oven and cool in room temperature.

After cool keep in a jar or sealed container.