Christmas (coconut) Tart

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 lb margarine
• 1/3 lb lard
• 6 ounces sugar
• 1 lb flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 dash salt
• 1 coconut (peeled & grated)
• 8 ounces sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 cook coconut, sugar and water until mixture thickens; set aside to cool beat fat and sugar until light.
• 2 sift flour and baking powder.
• 3 beat eggs, salt, milk and vanilla together.
• 4 add flour and liquid alternately until a soft dough is formed. put together with fingers to a smooth roll.
• 5 turn out on to a floured board and roll with floured rolling pin about ¼” thick
• 6 line 2 pie plates and spread cooled coconut filling over pastry.
• 7 decorate top with pastry strips as desired.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees until set and slightly browned.
• 9 note: the filling can also be pineapple, guava or guavaberry.