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 1 kg 200 g, you will need:
- 1
3 1⁄3 cups flour - 2
1 2⁄3 cup butter - 3
2 eggs - 4
½ cup caster sugar - 5
½ tablespoon fine (or table) salt - 6
2⁄3 cup dessicated coconut
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: 3 1⁄3 cups flour, 1 2⁄3 cup butter, 2 eggs, ½ cup caster sugar, ½ tablespoon fine (or table) salt and 2⁄3 cup 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 |
| 5,092 Kcal or 21,319 Kj | 67 gr | 498 gr | 315 gr |
| 255 % | 26 % | 47 % | 48 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 423 Kcal or 1,771 Kj | 6 gr | 41 gr | 26 gr |
| 21 % | 2 % | 4 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 kg 200 g : 4.14 €
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: Brownies, Gâteau Nantais, Lobster Thermidor, Jam doughnuts, Spinach and Comté Loaf, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Asparagus "en petit pois", Brioche dough, Potatoes with prawns, Grilled cheese, Little apple and verbena tarts, ... All |
 | Dessicated coconut: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coconut pyramids, Coconut tuiles, Coconut paste, Coconut "croute à thé", ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Passion fruit jellies, Candied grapefruit peel, Warm apple feuillantines, Foie gras cured in salt, Nonettes, ... All |
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