Faridah's Flavours

FARIDAH’S STRAWBERRY & COCONUT LIME SENSATIONS

Makes about 12 squares

Ingredients:

BASE:

100g butter

200g self-raising flour

50g castor sugar

2 egg yolks

Juice and zest of one lime

150g strawberry jam

TOPPING:

3 egg whites

100g castor sugar

Zest of one lime

125g desiccated coconut

1 20x20cm baking tin lined with foil

METHOD:

• ·         Heat the oven to 180*C
• ·         Rub the butter into the flour in a large bowl, to resemble breadcrumbs. NOTE: THIS IS PARTICULARLY RELAXING AND THERAPEUTIC IF YOU DO IT SITTING IN THE WINTER SUN IN A SHELTERED SPOT, AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ALL THE LOVELY LITTLE DETAILS OF NATURE AROUND YOU.
• ·         Stir in the sugar
• ·         Mix in the egg yolks, zest and lime juice
• ·         Gather the mixture into soft dough. (MORE TACTILE THERAPY HERE BECAUSE IT’S NOT ONE OF THOSE YUCKY STICKY DOUGHS. IT’S SOFT, SCENTED AND SEXY!!!
• ·         Press evenly into the base of the lined tin
• ·         Spread the jam on top

• ·         In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites to form soft peaks
• ·         Using a large metal spoon, fold in the castor sugar, lime zest and coconut
• ·         Spread this on top of the jam

• ·         Bake for about 30 minutes until the topping is golden
• ·         Cool in the tin and cut into squares