Coconut Lime tea time
I baked a coconut lime square specially for tea time today. I am serving our tea in a yellow and gold cup with an extended saucer which serves as a snack plate. The set is Queen Anne bone china. This is a very delicious square…just the right amount of tartness. I love lime! Here is the recipe: Coconut Lime Squares Ingredients For crust 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
For custard 4 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from about 5 limes)
1 tablespoon freshly grated lime zest (from about 2 limes)
1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut, toasted and cooled
Preparation Make crust: Preheat oven to 325°F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour. In a bowl blend together with fingert...