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Title: Key Lime Coconut Bars - Martha Stewart Living
Yield: 24 Servings

Ingredients

      1 c  sweetened shredded coconut
  1 1/2 c  all-purpose flour
    1/2 c  confectioners' sugar; plus
           -more for dusting top
     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
      1    zest; plus more for garnish

Instructions

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.

Martha Stewart Living/June & July/94 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #718 by "hurlbert@concentric.net"
on Aug 3, 1997

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