Lime Coconut Triangles

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 3/4 cup coconut
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lime peel, finely shredded
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• finely shredded lime peel (optional)
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 crust: in a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, powdered sugar, pecans and 1/4 cup of the coconut.
• 2 stir in butter or margarine.
• 3 press mixture into a greased 8 by 8 inch baking pan.
• 4 bake in a 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes.
• 5 filling: meanwhile, in a bowl, beat eggs slightly; stir in granulated sugar, peel, juice, and baking powder.
• 6 stir in remaining coconut; beat until combined.
• 7 pour over baked crust.
• 8 bake in a 350 degrees oven for about 20 minutes or until edges are light brown and center is set.
• 9 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 10 cut into triangles and dust lightly with powdered sugar and lime peel, if desired.