Coconut Meringue Jam Slices

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 125 g butter
• 100 ml sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 5 ml vanilla extract
• 15 ml oil
• 500 ml flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 ml salt
• 4 -5 tablespoons apricot jam
• 3 extra large egg whites or 4 large egg whites
• 50 ml caster sugar
• 100 g coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 base:
• 3 cream butter and sugar.
• 4 beat in egg, then vanilla and oil.
• 5 sift in dry ingredients and mix until crumbly.
• 6 press into prepared cookie sheet.
• 7 filling:
• 8 heat jam in microwave for 1 minute.
• 9 beat well and leave to cool.
• 10 spread over raw base when cool.
• 11 topping:.
• 12 whisk egg whites til very stiff.
• 13 add sugar and beat til glossy.
• 14 fold in coconut and spread over jam.
• 15 place in oven, immediately turn heat down to 325f and bake for 10 minutes.
• 16 turn heat down to 300f and bake for further 20 minutes.
• 17 switch off oven and leave for 5 minutes before removing.
• 18 slice whilst piping hot.