
These last weeks had been busy... time is devoted to work on fridays' buffets and the little time I have isn't enough to get some rest and to keep my blog alive.
When weekend arrives I just want to go home. I don't want to hear anything. I just want my hot bath and go to sleep without worrying about the next day.
I must try to relax until the sleep brings me the light saturday morning...

Meringue coconut custard tarts
Makes 10 (12 cm diameter):
Pastry:
250 g wheat flour
30 g sugar
125 g butter, softened
2 egg yolks
Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC.
Grease and flour 10 small tart pans.
Combine well all the ingredients.
Roll out the pastry over a lightly floured work surface.
Put on the moulds.
Pinch the pastry’s sides and bottom with a fork, cover with parchment paper or aluminum foil and put on some ceramic pie weights (dried beans would work too).
Bake for 15 minutes.
Take off the paper and bake for 5 minutes more.
Set aside.
Reduce oven to 150ºC.
Coconut custard:
120 g de Wheat flour
160 g grated coconut
160 g sugar
2 egg yolks
500 ml milk
In a pan, combine all the ingredients together and bring to heat to thicken.
Pour the filling over the crust.
Meringue:
4 egg whites
250 g sugar
grated coconut, to sprinkle
Whisk the egg whites and gradually add sugar until stiff peaks form.
Top the filling with meringue and sprinkle some grated coconut.
Bake until meringue is dry. ( 20-30 minutes)

Labels: coconut, meringue, recipes, tarts