Coconut And Raspberry Slice Food

COCONUT RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 1-1/4 cups coconut and walnuts. , Press 3/4 of the dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves. Sprinkle with chips and remaining 3/4 cup coconut. Crumble remaining dough over the top; press lightly. , Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCONUT AND RASPBERRY SWIRL COOKIES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on low speed then gradually increase the speed to medium, until lightly and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• With the machine running on medium speed, add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until thoroughly combined after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, as necessary. Add the vanilla and almond extracts.
• Slowly add in the flour and salt with the machine running on low speed and mix until the dough comes together and no streaks of flour remain, about 1 minute. Add the coconut and mix on low speed just until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Fold in the raspberries with a silicone or rubber spatula. They will begin to break but try not to overwork the dough to keep them intact as much as possible.
• Scoop the dough with a medium (2-inch) ice cream scoop, flattening the dough against the bowl, and place 6 scoops at least 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 1 sheet of cookies at a time for 6 minutes then rotate the sheet and continue baking until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown and the tops have set, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

COCONUT AND RASPBERRY SLICE

Steps:

• Grease a 30 x 20 x 3 cm baking tin, and line with baking paper.
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• For the base, place biscuits into a food processor and process to fine crumbs.
• Add the melted butter to the crumbs and process until combined.
• Press the mixture firmly into the base of the tin using the back of a spoon.
• Spread the base with the raspberry jam.
• For the topping, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla essence until fluffy.
• Add the egg and fold in the coconut and flour.
• Sprinkle over the jam but careful not to press the topping onto the base.
• (It just looks better when baked) Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool at room temperature then chill overnight.

BLACKCURRANT COCONUT SLICES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 20 x 23cm traybake tin with a little butter and line the base with a long strip of baking parchment that extends above the rim of the tin at either end - this will make it easier to get the slices out of the tin later.
• To make the base, tip the flour, sugar and coconut into a bowl, mix everything together, then rub in the butter with your fingers to make coarse crumbs. Stir in the egg yolks with the blade of a knife, then bring the mixture together with your hands to make a dough. Press the dough into the base of the tin, smoothing it with the back of a spoon to make an even layer. Spread the jam over most of the dough, keeping it a little bit away from the sides of the tin.
• To make the topping, whisk the egg whites with an electric hand whisk until stiff, then gradually add the sugar to make a glossy meringue. Fold in the desiccated coconut, then spoon over the jam layer. Scatter with the coconut flakes, if using, and bake for 25 mins until golden.
• Leave to cool in the tin, then carefully lift out, using the parchment to help you, and cut into slices. Will keep in an airtight container for 2 days.

RASPBERRY COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• BASE.
• Beat butter, sugar and egg in a mixing bowl with electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted flours.
• Spread mixture over base of a greased 19cm x 29cm slice pan. I like to line it with baking paper. This makes it easier to remove once it's cooled.
• Bake at 180c or 350°F for about 10 minutes.
• FILLING.
• Spread hot base with raspberry jam, or jam of your choice.
• TOPPING.
• Combine 4 eggs, caster sugar and coconut in a mixing bowl and mix well.
• Spread over base and cook for a further 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
• Once cooled slice into desired size slices. This keeps well in the pantry in an air tight container. If serving to friends and family this wont last long.

RASPBERRY COCONUT SLICE

Steps:

• Combine first three listed dry ingredients in a bowl. Rub in the butter.
• Mix into a soft dough with one lightly beaten egg.
• Press the dough evenly over the base of a well greased 28 x 18 cm tin. (A metal spoon works well here).
• Spread the jam evenly over the dough.
• Topping: Beat the second egg together with the sugar. Mix in the coconut.
• Spread the topping evenly over the dough and jam.
• Bake in a moderate oven for 25 - 30 minutes. (Until golden brown).
• Cut in tin when cool.

COCONUT RASPBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and coconut together in a bowl. Set aside. Beat the margarine, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla extract and water with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Add more flour if the dough becomes too sticky.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Make an indentation in each cookie using a 1/2 teaspoon size measuring spoon. Fill each cookie with the raspberry jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

COCONUT, RASPBERRY & LIME MERINGUE SLICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Line baking sheets with baking parchment and draw 3 rectangles, roughly 25cm x 12cm. Whisk whites to stiff. Gradually whisk in sugar to stiff again, then whisk in the cornflour and vinegar. Fold in the desiccated coconut and pipe, or spread, the meringue mix into 3 even rectangles. Scatter flaked coconut over one of the meringues and bake for 1 hr, then turn off oven and leave in there with the door shut for 1 hr. Leave to cool.
• Whisk cream, icing sugar and lime zest and juice to a thick consistency. Spread half over one meringue base (not the one with flaked coconut on top - save that for the top), and scatter over half the raspberries. Sit second meringue base on top, spread with remaining cream and scatter with remaining raspberries. Top with coconut-covered meringue and serve.