Coconut Macadamia Fingers Recipes

COCONUT-MACADAMIA FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with rack in upper third. Sift flour and salt into a bowl; set aside. Put butter into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl. Gradually add sugar; beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add coconut and macadamia nuts; mix to combine.
• Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture all at once; mix until just combined.
• Butter an 11 1/2- by-8 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet, and line with parchment, allowing a 2-inch overhang on long sides; butter parchment. Using plastic wrap, press dough into prepared pan. Leave plastic on dough, and refrigerate 20 minutes. Cut into 32 rectangles (about 3 by 1 inch each); prick top all over with a wooden skewer. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake until golden brown and firm in center, about 40 minutes. Lift out by overhang; transfer to a wire rack to cool. Recut into rectangles.

CHEWY COCONUT-MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and eggs until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in oats, coconut and nuts.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CHEWY COCONUT MACADAMIA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan.
• Make shortbread layer:
• In a food processor pulse shortbread ingredients until mixture just forms a dough. Pat dough evenly onto bottom of pan and bake 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• Make topping while shortbread is baking:
• In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat and remove pan from heat. Whisk in brown sugar until dissolved and whisk in coconut cream, heavy cream, and lemon juice until combined well. Stir in flaked coconut and nuts.
• Pour topping over shortbread. Reduce temperature to 325° F. and bake confection until top is golden and center is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool confection completely in pan on a rack and cut into bars. Bars may be made ahead and kept, wrapped well, chilled 4 days or frozen 3 weeks. Serve bars chilled or at room temperature.

COCONUT JAM FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• BASE: Blend the brown sugar, flour and butter until the mixture is well combined. Press evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and spread with the raspberry jam.
• Beat the eggs, sugar, flour, coconut, almonds, vanilla and salt together.
• Spread the coconut mixture evenly over the crust and bake for 20 minutes, or until it is pale golden. Cut into 48 bars while warm and let them cool completely in the pan on a rack.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days at room temperature. Freeze for longer storage.

COCONUT FINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 145 degrees celsius.
• Grease and line an 18cm x 28cm x 2cm baking tray with baking paper.
• In a bowl, put in the butter, golden syrup and egg yolks.
• Slowly add flour and coconut until well covered.
• Place in the prepared tray and press well and evenly.
• Spread with the jam.
• Spread topping over the jam.
• Bake in oven for 45 minutes.
• Cut into fingers while it is still warm.
• TOPPING: Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
• Add the icing sugar bit by bit while still whisking.
• Fold in the coconut.

COCONUT FINGERS

Steps:

• 1. Cut the crust off the bread and slice into nice finger size strips. Lay strips out to dry while getting everything ready. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Set up a cooling rack. A bowl with the condensed milk in it. A seperate bowl with the coconut in it. Have a baking sheet ready.
• 3. Take one strip roll in the condensed milk then into the coconut. Place onto the baking sheet. Place in the oven. Cook until lightly brown, turn over and lightly brown the other side. Take out of oven and place on cooling rack to cool.