Coconut squares

Name: Coconut squares
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: MAKES 12 serving
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients: 100 g butter chopped; 125 ml castor sugar; 1 eggs; 80 ml self-raising flour; 250 ml flour; 200 g jam smooth, apricot; 2 eggs lightly beaten; 90 ml castor sugar; 500 ml desiccated coconut

MAKES 12 serving Prep: 10 mins

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Back in the day, this recipe would be for experienced bakers who had a stack of cookbooks on hand.

By Food24 August 17 2018

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Ingredients (9)

100 g	butter — chopped
125 ml	castor sugar
1	eggs
80 ml	self-raising flour
250 ml	flour
200 g	jam — smooth, apricot
2	eggs — lightly beaten
90 ml	castor sugar
500 ml	desiccated coconut

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 °C and
line an 18 x 18-cm square or small
rectangular ovenproof dish with
baking paper.

In a mixing bowl, beat butter
and caster sugar until light and
fluffy. Mix in egg and combine
well.

Sift the flours into the butter
mixture and mix well. Spoon into
the prepared dish and press down
evenly. Bake for about 15 minutes
or until light gold.

TOPPING

Combine the
ingredients and mix well. Spread
the topping over the crust, return
the dish to the oven and bake for
20 minutes or until the coconut is
golden. Leave to cool completely
before cutting into squares.