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Golden air fryer pineapple pie with a lattice top and sesame seeds in a wicker basket

Air Fryer Pineapple Pie

Fresh pineapple cooked thick with butter, sugar and a little starch, baked inside flaky hand-pulled pancake dough with a lattice top.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 1 pie
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Filling
  • 1 fresh pineapple peeled and cut into small dice
  • 1 piece butter a small piece, as in the video
  • 1 spoonful white sugar
  • 1/2 bowl water starch starch stirred into cold water
Crust
  • 2 hand-pulled pancakes frozen flaky dough rounds
  • 1 egg yolk beaten
  • white sesame seeds a pinch, to finish

Method
 

  1. Peel the pineapple and cut it into small dice.
  2. Melt a piece of butter in a pan over medium heat.
  3. Add the pineapple cubes.
  4. Add 1 spoonful of white sugar and stir-fry until the extra juice cooks away.
  5. Pour in half a bowl of water starch and keep stirring until the filling is thick and sticky. Take it off the heat.
  6. Cut one hand-pulled pancake into thin strips.
  7. Lay the second hand-pulled pancake on a sheet of baking paper and spread the pineapple filling over it, leaving a border.
  8. Fold the edge of the dough up over the filling all the way round.
  9. Lay the thin strips over the top in a criss-cross lattice.
  10. Brush the pastry with egg yolk and sprinkle with a few white sesame seeds.
  11. Air fry at 180°C (356°F) for 20 minutes, turning it over halfway.
  12. Let it cool for a few minutes, then cut into wedges.

Video

Notes

The video doesn't weigh anything. The amounts are as it shows them: one pineapple, a piece of butter, a spoonful of sugar and half a bowl of water starch.
The caption says "a stick of butter", but the footage shows a small piece melting in the pan.
Cook the filling until it is thick and sticky. That keeps the bottom crisp.