Key lime coconut bars - martha stewart living

24 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sweetened shredded coconut
1½ cup All-purpose flour
½ cup Confectioners' sugar; plus more for dusting tops
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) butter; cut into small pieces
6 larges Egg yolks
2 cans (14-oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup Key-lime or regular lime juice
4 teaspoons 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 2⅓-inch rows; cut rows on a diagonal to form diamonds. Before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, and garnish with lime zest, if desired.

Martha Stewart Living/June & July/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #718 by "hurlbert@..." <hurlbert@...> on Aug 3, 1997

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