Coconut sweetcrust pastry
You might already be familiar with sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) which contains a small amount of ground almonds. This is the coconut version, made with dessicated coconut, ideal for tarts with a more exotic flavour.
40K 6 3.2
Last modified on: October 25th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 400 g, you will need:
- 1
167 g flour - 2
117 g butter - 3
1 egg - 4
33 g caster sugar - 5
2 g fine (or table) salt - 6
50 g dessicated coconut - Total weight: 402 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 13 min. | 13 min. |
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put into a mixer bowl: 167 g flour, 117 g butter, 1 egg, 33 g caster sugar, 2 g fine (or table) salt and 50 g dessicated coconut.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Knead until evenly mixed (2 or 3 minutes).
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Weigh out into lumps of about 12 oz (350 g) and form into flat "cakes". Wrap carefully in plastic film.
Stage 4
This dough freezes very well. If you are planning on freezing, do remember to label it.
Remarks
For an even more exotic touch, use brown sugar instead of white.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film. Freezes very well.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,700 Kcal or 7,118 Kj | 22 gr | 166 gr | 105 gr |
| 85 % | 9 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 422 Kcal or 1,767 Kj | 6 gr | 41 gr | 26 gr |
| 21 % | 2 % | 4 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 400 g : 1.38 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
Coconut "croute à thé"
Here's a coconut version of the classic French "croute à thé" cake. The double coconut flavour comes from the sweetcrust pastry as well as the filling.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond tuiles, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Two-olive ciabatta, Bechamel sauce, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Turnip top soup, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Shiitake eggs, Mushrooms on toast, French style, ... All |
 | Dessicated coconut: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coconut tuiles, Coconut paste, Coconut pyramids, Coconut "croute à thé", ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick orange marmalade, Basic cake batter - the French way, Cranachan, Confit of quinces in Macvin, Muffin dough, ... All |
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