Lime Coconut Triangles Recipes

COCONUT - LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• For crust: Preheat oven to 325F.
• Butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• 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 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300F.
• Make filling: Whisk together eggs and sugar until combined well and stir in flour, lime juice and zest.
• Pour filling mixture over crust and bake in middle of oven for 20 minutes.
• Top custard with coconut garnish and bake 5-10 minutes longer, or until just set.
• Cool on rack and chill 1 hour.
• Cut into 16, 2-inch squares.

COCONUT LIME SQUARES

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. 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 300°F.
• 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.