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Key Lime Coconut Bars - Martha Stewart Living
Key Lime Coconut Bars - Martha Stewart Living
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Desserts, Cookies
Ingredients List
- 1 c Sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- 1/2 c Confectioners' sugar; plus
- -more for dusting tops
- 10 tb (1 1/4 sticks) butter; cut
- -into small pieces
- 6 lg Egg yolks
- 2 cn (14-oz) sweetened condensed
- -milk
- 1 c Key-lime or regular lime
- -juice
- 4 ts Key-lime or regular lime
- Zest; plus more for garnish
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350'. Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast until
golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, tossing every 2 minutes. Remove from oven;
transfer to a plate to cool.
2. Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl and add half the coconut. Cut
in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture into a 9-by- 13
~inch pan and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, beat together egg yolks and condensed milk with a whisk until
thick. Gradually beat in lime juice and zest. Pour onto crust, sprinkle
with remaining coconut, and bake just until hot, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cooi
completely, then chill until ready to serve. Cut into six 2 1/3-inch rows;
cut rows on a diagonal to form diamonds. Before serving, sprinkle with
confectioners' sugar, and garnish with lime zest, if desired.
golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes, tossing every 2 minutes. Remove from oven;
transfer to a plate to cool.
2. Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl and add half the coconut. Cut
in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture into a 9-by- 13
~inch pan and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, beat together egg yolks and condensed milk with a whisk until
thick. Gradually beat in lime juice and zest. Pour onto crust, sprinkle
with remaining coconut, and bake just until hot, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cooi
completely, then chill until ready to serve. Cut into six 2 1/3-inch rows;
cut rows on a diagonal to form diamonds. Before serving, sprinkle with
confectioners' sugar, and garnish with lime zest, if desired.
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