Ingredients

  • Filling 1
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 2/3 cups canned crushed pineapple with juice
  • Filling 2
  • 1 lb cottage cheese
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Dough
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry active yeast
  • 1/4 cup lukewarm water (105 degrees)
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes

Method

  • Mix 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a sauce pan.
  • Stir in 1 egg yolk and pineapple.
  • Cook over medium-medium-high heat until think.
  • Set aside to cool completely.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together cottage cheese and 1 egg yolk and set aside.
  • Scald milk
  • Add teaspoon of sugar to milk and set aside to cool to lukewarm.
  • Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add yeast mixture to milk and set sit until lots of little bubbles form on surface.
  • In a large bowl cut together butter and flour until in resembles a course meal.
  • Stir yeast mixture into the flour mixture
  • On a floured surface, roll out 2/3's of the dough to fit the bottom of a 16-10" baking pan.
  • Spread cottage cheese mixture over dough followed by pineapple mixture.
  • Roll out remaining dough and cut into lattice strips.
  • Lay the strips in an over-under pattern across the top of the pineapple mixture to give the lattice effect.
  • Cover and let rise in a moist warm area for 1 hour.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.