It was a great delicious Thanksgiving Day dinner with our families and friends. It was an International experience. We had traditional Turkey and Ham, Southern Yam, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberry sauce, Cream Corn, Home Grown Green Beans, Japanese Chirashi Sushi, Hawaiian Purple Yam with Mochi, Chinese Black Sesame filled Mochi balls, Chinese Tea Eggs, Fennel and Pomegranate salad, Persian 'burnt' bottom rice with lamb stews, ...
I made:
Pineapple Tarte Tatin
and
Pumpkin Pie with Lactose free Carnation Evaporated Milk
The result is:
Pineapple Tart Tatin was Great.
The
Pumpkin Pie -- I followed the recipe to the "T" that was on the can....
well, not exactly. I didn't add the full amount of sugar.... But I
personally think it's "healthier" than the "Just In Case" COSTCO Pumpkin
Pie.
I am glad to have found this Lactose-Free Evaporated Milk. I used to not have any issue consuming the fresh strawberries with Carnation Evaporated Milk, but I don't know what changed, but when I saw it, I thought I would give it a try to make the pumpkin pie with it.
I was in a hurry, so I baked it at 425'F all the way through. No problem. The next time, I will line the edge with parchment paper before the aluminum. And I will make my own pie crust. These store bought frozen pie crusts are okay.... but I don't know what grease they used...
I think I beat the eggs too much - didn't end with shimmy shine on the top of the pie.
And here is my Pineapple Tarte Tatin. This is our family favorite since 50 years ago in Japan.
I think this is my third time making it using Pineapple instead of the apples.
Drain three cans in juice - sliced Pineapple in a strainer over a large bowl. Keep pineapples stacked.
Place a plate over them, then place an Heavy object to press all the juice out - one day(overnight).
Prepare your Puff Pastry Dough (from scratch!!). See my previous post.
https://rockdavinci.blogspot.com/search?q=tart+tatin
Looks like I didn't post the recipe. So, I will post it, if you want it.
PUFF PASTRY DOUGH - for 1 Tatin - Method: Croissant dough
Bread Flour: 93.75 g
Cake Flour: 31.25 g
Butter Softened: 15 g
Salt: 2 g
Water, Cold: 70.50 g
Use paddle - knead till nice and SMOOTH.
Set aside wrapped. Rest while preparing butter block.
BUTTER BLOCK:
Butter: 125 g
Bread Flour: 15 g
Knead butter and flour together.
Place them between parchment paper. Form into nice square about 1/2 inch thick.
*The dough and butter block should be about the same softness.
I am not going to give a full details on how to of the dough. Please review your favorite site's croissant dough making technique or you can find the similar in my previous blogs on Croissant.
Roll out the Puff dough into a sheet large enough to envelop the butter block.
After enveloping the butter block. Wrap and let them rest in refrigerator for 30 min. (Overnight is okay also).
Hopefully your kitchen is cool around 60'F. Bring out the dough and bring them to the room temp - 30 - 45 min.
In a slightly floured countertop, roll out the dough following Croissant method.
Leaving the rolled out dough in a circular shape, "cut" the dough to fit the size of the saute pan that you will be caramelizing the pineapple slices in
After a good straining of the pineapple slices, the pineapple will end up close to 3 mm thick.
Chop one stick of Butter into chunks.
Use a Oven Proof Stainless Steel saute pan.
Place 2/3 of chopped butter in the pan. Add sugar... roughly 3/4 cup(?) I didn't measure... check my previous posting.
Flatten the sugar.
Lay Pineapple slices in circular shape, overlapping each other. Add some more sugar on the top and the rest of the butter on the top.
Do not disturb anything in the pan and cook at medium heat (gas stove's) - watching and adjust whenever necessary to not burn the sugar. Preheat the oven (gas) to 425'F.
The oven rack should be placed top 2nd row.
When sugar begins to show the sign of amber color - Place the cut dough on the top.
Bake till the dough puffs up and turns beautiful golden brown. *Do Not Open the Oven the first 5 to 7 min. Try to see through the glass door. You do not want the 'Natural Steam" from the dough to escape. It needs it to Puff up. (The steam is created by the moisture in Butter.)
While the Tatin is still cooking prepare a LARGE serving platter "SAFE" enough for you to cover the Saute Pan and Reverse the HOT HOT Sugary pastry onto without Burning You or Woozed out the Delicious Caramelized goodies.
WEAR Long LARGE Oven Gloves on both hands.
When the Puff is beautiful and Tatin is bubbly, time to take it out.
Wear your gloves, Place the Large Serving Platter on top of the Pan.
BE TRUE and READY and Invert the Pan Quickly and Surely without slipping your Serving Platter off the Pan. Release the Pan off.
DO NOT LET THE TATIN COOL OFF TO DO THIS (invert within 3 min). You must perform this when the Caramels are still in Lava state or they will be stuck to the pan.
This bacon rolled shrimps taste so good!! baked with Bacon and dipped in Maple syrup with Bourbon and or with brown sugar.
