Pineapple Fingers (Recipe from "Woman's Home Companion" Magazine {November 1937})

Pineapple Fingers

2 Cups of Flour

3 1/2 teaspoons of Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon of Salt

1Tablespoon of Sugar

6 Tablespoons of Butter

1 Egg Yolk Beaten

1/3 Cup of Milk

Crushed Pineapple

1. Sift flour; measure, add baking powder, salt, sugar; sift again.

2. Work in butter with fingertips or pastry blender.

3. Add egg yolk and milk to form stiff dough. 

4. Roll out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Spread with softened butter, then with crushed pineapple, well drained. 

5. Start rolling from one side until roll is 3/4-inch in diameter (about three turns) and cut off. then cut this roll into three-inch lengths. Repeat for remainder of rolled-out dough.

6. Placed on baking sheet. Brush with egg white diluted with water; sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 475 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes. About 24 fingers.

  From: Woman's Home Companion Magazine (November 1937)

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