COCONUT TART

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  • 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

notes:

pastry dough can be prepared ahead & frozen OR after baked can be kept in air tight container 3 days

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