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.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 25th 2020
For 600 g, you will need:
- 0
250 g flour - 1
175 g butter - 2
1 egg - 3
50 g caster sugar - 4
3 g fine (or table) salt - 5
75 g dessicated coconut - Total weight: 603 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: 250 g flour, 175 g butter, 1 egg, 50 g caster sugar, 3 g fine (or table) salt and 75 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.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,546 Kcal or 10,660 Kj | 34 gr | 249 gr | 157 gr |
| 127 % | 13 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 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 600 g : 2.07 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
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Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Finger biscuits, Dublin fruit scones, Pistachio "Financiers", Carbonnade, Arlesian Biscuits, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann, Gâteau Basque , Beurre d'escargot, Onion fondue, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, ... All |
| Dessicated coconut: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coconut tuiles, Coconut pyramids, Coconut paste, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton sablé biscuit dough, Passion fruit jellies, Macarons (the original French macaroons) , Strawberry, kiwi and mascarpone verrines, New tiramisu, ... All |
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