Grammy & Babbo love this
PASTRY
-1⅔ cups unsifted flour
-⅓ cup sugar
-1 t baking powder
-¼ t salt
-1 t grated orange zest
-½ cup cold butter (1 stick)
-1 egg, lightly beaten
TART
-2 eggs
-1 cup sugar
-¼ t salt
-¼ cup unsifted flour
-2 cups flaked coconut
-½ cup orange juice
-¼ cup melted butter
-¼ cup apple (or apricot) jelly
PASTRY
1. in bowl place all pastry ingredients except butter & egg & stir well
2. cut butter into 8 pieces and with pastry blender, cut in the butter until fine particles form
3.add the lightly beaten egg and stir with fork until well blended
4.work dough together to a ball using your hands
5. reserve ⅓ for lattice strips and then on lightly floured wax paper roll out other ⅔ to a 12" circle
6. use wax paper to gently lift & place pastry into 10" tart pan (with removable bottom) & shape it to bottom & sides of pan & trim excess
7. bake at 325° for 8 min
8. divide reserved ⅓ of pastry into 10 pieces & on a lightly floured board, roll each to a 10" rope (cover & refrig while making filling)
FILLING:
1. in bowl, lightly beat eggs then stir in sugar, salt & flour, then add coconut orange juice & melted butter & mix well
2. pour into prepared crust & place ropes in criss-cross pattern over filling & trim & press ends to edges of pastry
3. place in 325° & bake until crust is golden brown & center is set (@ 40 min).
4. warm the jelly & brush carefully over the hot tart
5. cool completely (up to 24 hrs) & remove sides of pan & cut into wedges.

PREP TIME: 1 hr
TOTAL TIME: 1.5 hr
pastry dough can be prepared ahead & frozen OR after baked can be kept in air tight container 3 days
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