Monday, November 22, 2010

Coconut Pastries

There is just something down home and yummy about this treat. It has become a family favorite of ours over the last two years, and a Thanksgiving tradition. If you love coconut, this recipe is a MUST HAVE.

The Ingredients:
1 package Puff Pastry
3 eggs
1 cup of milk
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of coconut
1 tsp vanilla extract
Powdered sugar for garnish

The Instructions:
Unroll the sheets of puff pastry and cut each one into 9 squares.

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Place on a cookie sheet bake in a 400ยบ oven until done. Remove from oven and cool down completely.

In the meantime, in a pan, add the eggs, milk, sugar, coconut and vanilla.

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Cook over medium heat until it thickens, remove from heat and allow to cool down.

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Open each pastry square and add a tablespoon of the filling or a little more. Sometimes I overdo it just because I love it so much.

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Cover back up and sprinkle with powdered sugar. YUM!


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