Vanilla Pineapple Recipe
Description
This delightful dessert features crisp filo pastry layers brushed with melted butter and filled with sweet, juicy pineapple. The combination of the flaky pastry and the vibrant fruit creates a perfect balance of textures and flavors. It is an easy-to-make treat that is ideal for serving at gatherings or enjoying as a special snack.Ingredients
Directions
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ith a smile, pineapple farmer Stephen Pace, 47, says, Whenever people come up to our packing shed, they always walk in and say, Wow, what a beautiful smell! Thats because its peak harvesting
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season in Far North Queensland right now, wooden crates ready to be transported around Australia.
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The Pace familys pineapple farm is situated on 100ha in Rollingstone, about 60km north of Townsville.
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The family has farmed pineapples in the area since Stephens grandfather, Michael, planted his rst pineapple in farming family also grows sugarcane, watermelons and pumpkins.
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Stephen has been working on the farm since he was a kid, but admits, I didnt love farming quite the way my cousins did - I liked computers. No surprise then that, in the 1990s, when food-growing regulations became more demanding, Stephen got to work ensuring all the new record-keeping protocols were in
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place , sorting the new certi cations, managing nances, arranging freight and consignments, and even handling the promotions and marketing.
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Today, he also oversees the pineapple planting, which continues for about ve months each year, and the harvesting, which happens from early September to mid-January.
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Stephen grows three varieties of pineapple, including the traditional rough leaf (with jagged leaves) and smooth leaf.
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The third variety is a newcomer from Hawaii.
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Its very sweet because its a hybrid thats grown to have low acidity, Stephen explains.
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You can spot them a mile off in supermarkets because they are sold without their tops. During harvesting
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season , the day starts at 5am.
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By 7am, Stephen has two crews of harvesters ready to go.
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One crew uses a special machine to harvest the low-acid variety, while the other crew harvests the rough and smooth leaf varieties.
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The crews continue harvesting until 5.30pm.
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During the peak season, 80 tonnes of fragrant, juicy pineapples are harvested daily.
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They are then packed ready for delivery across the country so we can devour them!
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Stephen Pace knows a thing or two about pineapples - hes grown up with them!
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Stephen packing smooth leaf pineapples for market WORDS BECKI EDWARD ILLUSTRATIONS CHRISTINA BANOS PHOTOGRAPHY (RIGHT) BRETT STEVENS NOVEMBER 2014 recipes+ 33 Select pineapples with a slight aroma at their base, that are free of cuts or bruising and arent sticky.
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Fruit on sale is ready to eat and neednt be glowing yellow or orange to be ripe.
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Store in the fridge in a glass or plastic container and eat within a few days.
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Benefits - theyre rich in vitamin C, an anti-ageing antioxidant thats essential for healthy skin and a strong immune system.
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Pineapples also provide thiamin, niacin, in
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season meet the farmer Caramelised Pineapple & Macadamia Tarts
Nutrition Facts
Servings 12 servings
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 584.5kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 35.5g55%
- Saturated Fat 18.5g93%
- Cholesterol 35.8mg12%
- Sodium 473.4mg20%
- Total Carbohydrate 59.8g20%
- Dietary Fiber 1.2g5%
- Sugars 7.9g
- Protein 7.2g15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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