Name: Meringue Slice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 125 g butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 egg separated; 1 cup self-raising flour sifted; 1 cup desiccated coconut

by hiphippos Last updated on 07/09/2020

So good the kids will want you to make it again and again. - hiphippos

Ingredients

125 g butter
1 cup caster sugar
2 egg separated
1 cup self-raising flour sifted
1 cup desiccated coconut

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Cream the butter and half of the sugar together until light and fluffy.
Step 2

Add the egg yolks and beat.
Step 3

Fold in the flour then flour your fingertips and press the dough into a greased 18 x 28 cm tin.
Step 4

Beat egg whites into stiff peaks. Gradually add in the rest of the sugar until thick and glossy.
Step 5

Fold in the coconut.
Step 6

Spread meringue over pastry base and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until skewer comes out clean and dry.
Step 7

Cool then cut into squares.