Today some of the students at Meadowbank School took part in baking a popular Samoan pie called 'Paifala' or Pineapple Pie. Some students compared it to looking like samosas, dumplings or a lemon meringue only with pineapple.
It was a hit with students and the staff!!
Here's the recipe if you would like to try it at home with your family.
Pai
Fala (Pineapple Pie)
This recipe will make 2 large pastries.
Ingredients:
Pie crust:
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder
50 grams of soft butter
About 300 gm of coconut milk
Filling:
1 440gm tin of crushed pineapple in
natural juice
1 heaped tablespoon of custard powder
2-3 tablespoons of sugar
Method:
For the Filling
Pour the crushed pineapple into a sieve
that is placed over a bowl.
Gently press onto it with the back of a
spoon to extract the juice.
Mix the custard powder and the sugar
into the juice.
Microwave 1 minute in a microwave safe
bowl/jug. Then stir.
Microwave 1 further minute. It should
have thickened. If not, microwave for a few more seconds.
Add the crushed pineapple, then leave
the filling to cool
For the pie crust:
Sift the flour and baking powder into a
large bowl
Rub the butter into the flour with your
fingertips.
Add enough coconut milk (about 300gm)
to make a scone like dough
Mix only enough until it holds together
(do not over mix as it will become tough)
Divide into two halves.
Roll each out on a floured surface,
lift over a dinner plate and trim the surface.
Spoon pineapple filling onto half of
it, and flip over.
Carefully pinch the two edges together
and then make a pattern with the prongs of a fork.
Prick a few holes into the top.
Lift the Pai Fala onto an oven tray and
bake 15-20 minutes at 170 degrees C until golden brown.
Sieve icing sugar over the top, or
sprinkle with a mixture of brown sugar and icing sugar. Let it cool a little
before serving.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/healthy-pineapple-pie--pai-fala-recipe-2011060713#ixzz3bCQ9k3qZ
That was so much fun because it is a new thing to learn!
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