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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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Last modified on: October 25^th 2020

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For 3 kg 600 g, you will need:

1 2 litres 340 ml flour
2 1 litre 83 ml butter
3 6 Eggs
4 300 mls caster sugar
5 21 mls fine (or table) salt
6 450 mls dessicated coconut

Change these quantities to make: 400 g 600 g 1 kg 200 g 2 kg 400 g 3 kg 600 g

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How long will 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: 2 litres 340 ml flour, 1 litre 83 ml butter, 6 Eggs, 300 mls caster sugar, 21 mls fine (or table) salt and 450 mls 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
15,276 Kcal or 63,958 Kj	201 gr	1,494 gr	944 gr
764 %	77 %	141 %	143 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
423 Kcal or 1,771 Kj	6 gr	41 gr	26 gr
21 %	2 %	4 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 3 kg 600 g : 12.43 €

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	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Brioche Tatin, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Almond macaroon cake, ... All