Coconut Tart

Name: Coconut Tart
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 75 g Softened butter; 25 g Sugar; 130 g Flour; 1 egg yolk, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 100 g Desiccated coconut; 1 teaspoon all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 60 ml Milk; 30 g Melted cooled butter; 1 table spoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 65 g Sugar; Pinch salt

Lams4life @Lams4life

Lagos

Weekend was boring so I decided to make some snacks to pass time and also because baking is kind of relaxing.

Lams4life @Lams4life

Lagos

Weekend was boring so I decided to make some snacks to pass time and also because baking is kind of relaxing.

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Ingredients

4 servings

75 gSoftened butter
25 gSugar
130 gFlour
1egg yolk, room temperature
1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract
Filling
100 gDesiccated coconut
1 teaspoonall purpose flour
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
1/4 teaspoonsalt
60 mlMilk
30 gMelted cooled butter
1 table spoonvanilla extract
1large egg
65 gSugar
Pinchsalt

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Steps

1

Add sugar to butter and using a spatula mix thoroughly then add egg yolk and vanilla extract and mix.
2

Pour the flour into the mixture and mix until everything comes together to form a dough, note do not over mix, turn onto a cling film
3

Fold and store dough in the fridge for minimum of 30mins
4

In a bowl combine flour, baking powder and mix and set aside
5

In separate bowl add all other ingredients for filling
6

In two batches add coconut mixture to wet mixture and combine
7

Take a piece of dough and form a ball, press into tart or cupcake pan, shape and cut off excess, pour filling and level top. Bake in preheated oven on medium / high heat for 25-30mins depending on the size of the tart