Sweet lemon coconut squares - Söta citron- och kokosrutor

SWEET LEMON COCONUT SQUARES
Söta citron- och kokosrutor

Try these thin squares with lemon and coconut. They’ll be a hit at your coffee party!

20 squares

1/3 cup butter or margarine

+ 3½ oz for the filling
1 ¾ cups fine wheat flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
4 eggs
2/3 cup cooking yogurt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup flaked coconut

Heat the oven to 350F.

Mix fat, flour, a small part of the sugar, vanilla sugar and 2 tablespoons cold water to a dough, wrap it up in plastic foil and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes. Dress a roasting pan, approx 8 x 12 inches, with the dough. Prick it with a fork, cover it with a baking paper and fill that with dried yellow peas or rice. Bake for about 10 minutes, remove the peas or rice and bake for another 5 minutes until golden.

Blend 3½ oz butter or margarine with remaining sugar until you have a white, fluffy batter. Add the eggs, one by one, until all the eggs are well blended into the batter. Add yogurt, lemon juice and zest and half of the flaked coconut. Pour the batter in the baked pie shell and smoothen out the surface. Sprinkle with remaining coconut and bake for approx 20 minutes until firm and golden. Allow to cool, then cut in squares, approx 2 x 2½ inches large, and serve.

This cake is perfect to bring to picnics since it’s easy to cut it in pieces and transport it. Keep in an airtight jar in the fridge and it will stay good for about 5 days.

Enjoy!

Bella