Cherry-Pineapple Squares
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
16 squares
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons icing sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter
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Filling
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, with juice
- 4 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and cut up fine
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in a little cool water
- 1⁄2 cup desiccated coconut, fine
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
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Topping
- 3 egg whites, beaten stiff
- 5 tablespoons white sugar
directions
- Mix flour, icing sugar and butter with hands and press into an 8”square pan.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
- Filling: Put pineapple, its juice, cherries, and white sugar in top of double boiler and when hot add cornstarch mixture.
- Cook until thick and clear, stirring continuously. Remove from heat.
- Add coconut and almond flavouring and spread on top of first mixture.
- Topping: Beat as for meringue and spread on top of filling. Bake slowly for 20 minutes in 300 degree oven.
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