Ingredients
- Will make about a 20cm tart
- Dough
- 250g flour
- 80ml water
- 125g butter at room temperature and diced
- pinch of salt
- Filling
- 75g coconut, desiccated or thread
- 50g castor sugar
- 2 Tbsp cornflour
- 1 egg
- 20 g butter, melted
- 1-2 peacharines, cut into wedges
EASY PEACHARINE COCONUT TART
Method
- Dough In a large bowl mix together the salt and flour
- Add the butter and using your finger tips, mix into the flour until you get a fine sandy texture
- Add the water and quickly mix with your hands to form a dough being careful to not over work the dough
- Flatten the dough slightly, wrap in cling film, and rest for 1 hour in the fridge
- This helps the gluten in the dough to relax and to lessen the chance of too much shrinkage when you bake the tart
- Filling In a bowl, mix together the coconut, cornflour and melted butter
- In another bowl, beat the egg and sugar until pale
- Pour the egg bowl into the coconut bowl and stir well to combine
- Preheat the oven to 180c
- Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface into a circle and place on a baking tray
- Prick the bottom with a fork and spread on the coconut leaving a free border
- Place the peacherine wedges over the dough, and fold up the edges to the inside of the tart
- Brush the folded edges with egg wash and sprinkle with raw or Demerara sugar Bake for 30 minutes or until it is nicely golden on top
- Remove from the oven and if you can resist, let it cool on a rack before serving with lashings of clotted or whipped cream
Comments
Thanks to Harwarden Orchard for providing the peacharines used in the demonstration.
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