Freeze Dried Pineapple Chunks

Pineapple Teriyaki Tuna
2 tablespoons Augason Farms Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon Augason Farms Iodized Salt
6 ounces orange juice
1 cup Augason Farms Freeze Dried Pineapple Chunks
2 teaspoons canola oil
4 tuna fillets
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Combine brown sugar, soy sauce, orange zest, orange juice, pineapple, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in small saucepan over high heat, and bring to boil.  Reduce heat, simmer 15 minutes, remove from heat. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season both sides of tuna with remaining salt and black pepper. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes.  Turn fish over and bake at 400˚F for 3 minutes.  Remove from oven; brush 1 tablespoon sauce over each fillet.  Return to oven, and bake 1 minute or until fish flakes easily. Serves 4.


Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Caramel Topping:
1 cup firmly packed Augason Farms Brown Sugar
1 cup Augason Farms Freeze Dried Pineapple Chunks
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup almonds, sliced

Cake:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups Augason Farms White Granulated Sugar
6 tablespoons cake flour    
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
6 tablespoons ground almonds
4 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup sour cream

Topping: Melt brown sugar and butter in saucepan on medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbly. Pour mixture into 10” diameter stick-free cake pan with 2” sides.  Arrange pineapple in single layer on top of caramel mixture. Cake: Whisk flours, almonds, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.  In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the sugar and butter together until light.  Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.  Beat in vanilla.  Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream in 2 additions each, beating well after each addition.  Pour cake batter over caramel and pineapple in pan.  Bake at 325˚F for about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes.  Turn cake out onto a platter.  Serve warm or at room temperature.  Serves 12 to 14.
 

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