Coconut Lime Squares
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs | January 199 | 1 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 3/4 | c | Plus 2 tablespoons |
| all-purpose flour | ||
| 3/4 | Stick cold unsalted butter | |
| cut into bits 6 | ||
| tablespoons | ||
| 1/3 | c | Sweetened flaked coconut |
| toasted and cooled | ||
| 1/4 | c | Confectioners' sugar |
| 1/4 | t | Salt |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 1 | c | Granulated sugar |
| 1/3 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | c | Plus 2 tablespoons fresh |
| lime juice from about 5 | ||
| limes | ||
| 1 | T | Freshly grated lime zest |
| from about 2 limes | ||
| 1/3 | c | Sweetened flaked coconut |
| toasted and cooled |
INSTRUCTIONS
Make crust: Preheat oven to 325F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour. In a bowl blend together with fingertips flour, butter, coconut, confectioners' sugar, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 300F. Make custard: In a bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well and stir in flour, lime juice, and zest. Pour mixture over crust and bake in middle of oven 20 minutes. Top custard with coconut and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, or until just set. Cool confection in pan on a rack and chill 1 hour. Makes sixteen 2-inch squares. Gourmet January 1995 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2700
Calories From Fat: 338
Total Fat: 38.9g
Cholesterol: 744mg
Sodium: 1042.3mg
Potassium: 1182.6mg
Carbohydrates: 532.8g
Fiber: 23.4g
Sugar: 227.2g
Protein: 65.6g