Pineapple bars

[JBM]

For Dev - I had a fresh pineapple and it wasn't in great condition and I found this recipe and figured it was worth a try. It's very sweet.

I cut up the pineapple and pressed it through a strainer to get as much juice out as possible.

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1 cup of flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup of crushed pineapple well drained
powdered sugar for the top

preheat oven to 350
grease a 9x9 pan

1. In a large bowl mix butter, sugar and eggs
2. beat in flour, baking soda and salt
3. stir in pineapple
4. spread into greased 9x9 square pan
5. bake at 350 for 28-33 minutes. cool for 10 minutes
6. sprinkle with powdered sugar

so good, but sweet!

[diablita]

looks delish.  thanks!

[Natasha]

I just copied a recipe for Tepache, or pineapple beer. It uses up all of the peel on a fresh pineapple. I haven’t tried it yet, but sounds interesting.

[picote]

I just copied a recipe for Tepache, or pineapple beer. It uses up all of the peel on a fresh pineapple. I haven’t tried it yet, but sounds interesting.

Oh, I’d be interested in the recipe! We go through a fresh pineapple every week and would be fun to do something with the peel.

[BonitaApplebum]

I’d eat those bars. I bet my kids would like them, too.

My grandma used to make something called “pineapple upside down cake” that I totally forgot about until just now... it was good....

[Natasha]

Oh, I’d be interested in the recipe! We go through a fresh pineapple every week and would be fun to do something with the peel.

Here's the blog post I got it from. It actually looks pretty simple.

https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/fermenting-tepache

[caribougrrl]

I’d eat those bars. I bet my kids would like them, too.

My grandma used to make something called “pineapple upside down cake” that I totally forgot about until just now... it was good....

are you being cute?

I mean about the "something called pineapple upside down cake"... because when I was growing up EVERYONE made pineapple upside down cake... and variations (rhubarb upside down cake, pear upside down cake)... pineapple was best because it usually involved maraschino cherries.

This was the recipe mom used:

[seattlegirl]

are you being cute?

I mean about the "something called pineapple upside down cake"... because when I was growing up EVERYONE made pineapple upside down cake... and variations (rhubarb upside down cake, pear upside down cake)... pineapple was best because it usually involved maraschino cherries.

This was the recipe mom used:

This very recipe was something I used to make as a kid/teen when first starting out baking. Thanks for jogging that memory!

[rocketgirl]

I LOVE Pineapple upside down cake!  (Truly, there's probably not much out there with pineapple that I wouldn't like.)  I need a recipe that doesn't require that I buy shortening or a sifter.  Also, how long is the lifespan of baking powder?  (I'm sure mine is ancient).

[BonitaApplebum]

I’m gonna make one!! In memory of grandma!!

[caribougrrl]

I LOVE Pineapple upside down cake!  (Truly, there's probably not much out there with pineapple that I wouldn't like.)  I need a recipe that doesn't require that I buy shortening or a sifter.  Also, how long is the lifespan of baking powder?  (I'm sure mine is ancient).

Well, that version of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook is from the early 70s, I believe, and shortening was the go-to baking fat where lard or butter might have been used previously. And flour doesn't really need sifting the way it used to... I rarely bother (always sift cocoa, icing sugar, and cornstarch though). You can substitute butter (or margarine, if you are that kind of baker) for the shortening.

BHG has an updated version, but the new instructions for the bottom/top are unnecessarily complicated.


re: baking powder - if it's old, you might want to test it

[rocketgirl]

With a shelf life of 6 months to a year, yeah, probably not.  It expired in 2015.  (Which is actually newer than I thought it would be.)  But I'm probably not actually going to bake a cake.

[BonitaApplebum]

I made a pineapple upside down cake last weekend, finally. It was really good.