• All-purpose flour – 2 ½ to 3 cups
• Water – ¾ to 1 cup, warm but not hot
• Instant yeast – 7g
• Sugar – 1 tbsp + 6 tbsp
• Salt – ¼ tbsp
• Ground cloves – ½ tsp + pinch (optional)
• Pineapple – 1, medium or small (depending on how much pineapple you want in your bread)

Method:

1. Take a ¼ cup of the water and add the yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar and pinch of salt. Let the yeast mix rest for about 5 – 10 mins and turn frothy.
2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in ½ tsp of ground cloves.
3. Add the yeast mix to the flour and mix. Gradually add the remaining water little at a time till the flour-yeast mix becomes a soft dough that is not sticky. Knead the dough for at least 5 mins.
4. Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover. Let the dough rest for about 30 mins or till it has doubled.
5. In the meantime, roughly puree the chopped pineapple. (I used it chopped as I rather like to taste fruit chunks in my baked stuff but my mother’s feedback was that it would have been much better as a spread)
6. Add the pineapple puree and the remaining sugar to a saucepan and warm it over low heat for couple of mins (At this point, I also added a pinch of cloves but my mother feels that it is better not to add the cloves to the pineapple puree but rather directly to the dough). Do not over-heat or cook the pineapple as it will take away its taste. Remove from heat and let it cool.
7. When the dough has risen, transfer it to a floured surface and punch it down (I like this part).
8. Roll out the dough and spread the sweetened pineapple puree over the surface. Roll in the dough starting from one end.
9. Transfer the rolled dough with filling into the lightly greased baking tray and form the shape you want it to be (I like circular loaves). Brush the surface with warm sugar syrup.
10. Bake the bread at 170⁰C for around 30 mins. The time will vary according to your oven.
11. Let it cool for at least 15 mins before slicing and serving with some margarine.