was "talking" to Patty and told her I had made my mother's favorite Pineapple Square recipie to bring to a dinner party I was invited to, so she asked for the recipie, here it goes!
Filling: 2 cans of crushed pineapple (I used 4 cans) so I doubled this part
4 cans crushed pineapple, 6 tbls of cornstarch 7 tbls sugar, cookover medium heat until clear and thick, let cool.
Hint: mix the cornstarch with a bit of the juice and pour in the pan. You have to really keep stiring this so it doesn't burn on the bottom.
Pastry: 4 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 cup of milk, 1 tsp salt, 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla
Beat sugar and shortening until smooth, add egg one at a time, beat thoroughly, add vanilla, beat in flour, baking powder and salt, alternating with milk until a soft dough is formed, cut in two equal parts, set aside.
On a floured board roll dough out and place in jelly roll pan (good luck folks, mine kept falling apart, so I ended up patting the dough in)
Fill with cooled pineapple filling
Roll out remainder of dough and place on top, bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes
Hint: I usually bake this for about 20 minutes on the bottom rack then place it on top for the remainder of the baking process.
Frosting:
Make a butter frosting using approximately 2 cups of confectionary sugar, 4 tablespoons melted butter and enough milk to make a thick consistency. Spread on baked pineapple squares after they've cooled off.
I sprinkle ground up walnuts or pecans on top before frosting sets.
p.s. I had to retype this because I had it too confusing for you to read!
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