Relleno de Piña

also called relleno de pina · relleno de piña · pineapple filling · mermelada de piña · mermelada de pina · pina filling

The table

1 1/2 lb(680 g; peeled, cored and chopped small)fresh pineapplesimmer 25 min, until jammythicken with the slurry, 2 minstir in the lime, cool and chill 2 hr
5 oz(140 g)grated piloncillo
1cinnamon stick
1/2 cup(120 mL)water
1 Tbs(8 g)cornstarch
2 Tbs(30 mL)cold water
1 Tbs(15 mL)lime juice
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.7 things to get out.

1simmer 25 min, until jammy

2thicken with the slurry, 2 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3stir in the lime, cool and chill 2 hr

goes in with what step 2 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
2 hr 27 min
Needs you
about 2 minthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Narrow — twenty-five minutes takes it jammy and much past that it catches, because there is nothing in the pan but fruit and sugar

  1. simmer 25 min, until jammy

    25 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. thicken with the slurry, 2 min

    2 minneeds you(we think)25 min in

  3. stir in the lime, cool and chill 2 hr

    2 hrwalk away27 min in

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Relleno de Piña
>> category: Custards & Puddings
>> tags: pineapple, filling, mexican, piloncillo, make-ahead
>> counters: Panadería
>> aka: relleno de pina, relleno de piña, pineapple filling, mermelada de piña, mermelada de pina, pina filling
>> pairs-with: empanadas-de-pina, bigotes-de-pina
>> servings: 16
>> time: 2 hr 50 min
>> slack: narrow — twenty-five minutes takes it jammy and much past that it catches, because there is nothing in the pan but fruit and sugar

>> step: simmer 25 min, until jammy
Simmer @fresh pineapple{1 1/2%lb}(680 g; peeled, cored and chopped small), @grated piloncillo{5%oz}(140 g), @cinnamon stick{1} and @water{1/2%cup}(120 mL) in a wide pan ~simmer{25%min}, stirring near the end, until the fruit has collapsed and the pan draws a clean line behind the spoon.

>> step: thicken with the slurry, 2 min
Stir @cornstarch{1%Tbs}(8 g) slaked in @cold water{2%Tbs}(30 mL) into @&(~1)pineapple jam{} and ~thicken{2%min} at a bubble.

>> step: stir in the lime, cool and chill 2 hr
Stir @lime juice{1%Tbs}(15 mL) into @&(~1)thickened filling{} to sharpen it, fish out the cinnamon stick, cool it to room temperature and ~chill{2%hr}.