Pineapple Filling For Cakes

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple (in its own juice)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons flour (your choice, i use corn starch) or 2 tablespoons cornstarch (your choice, i use corn starch)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 open cans of crushed pineapple, take the lids and press down hard to remove as much juice as possible.
• 2 put pineapple in saucepan, add stick of butter, sugar, (i use a sugar alternative), egg yolks, and stir together until the butter melts.
• 3 sift the cornstarch(or flour) over the saucepan - slowly.
• 4 bring to a rolling boil over low heat, stirring continously, to prevent burning,.
• 5 then add the coconut.
• 6 you can use a small can or as much as you think your family will like. aunt julia didn't specify how much coconut to use, she just said to add the coconut. go figure, i don't think she ever measured anything.
• 7 it takes about 20 to 25 minutes depending on how long it takes to thicken, for instance electric stoves take longer than gas stoves.