Coconut sweetcrust pastry

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 kg 200 g, you will need:

• 1 500 g flour
• 2 350 g butter
• 3 2 Eggs
• 4 100 g caster sugar
• 5 5 g fine (or table) salt
• 6 150 g dessicated coconut
• Total weight: 1,205 grams

Times:

Preparation
15 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Put into a mixer bowl: 500 g flour, 350 g butter, 2 Eggs, 100 g caster sugar, 5 g fine (or table) salt and 150 g dessicated coconut.
2	Knead until evenly mixed (2 or 3 minutes).
3	Weigh out into lumps of about 12 oz (350 g) and form into flat "cakes". Wrap carefully in plastic film.
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.

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