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Coconut Biscuits

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This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management.

Total 00:20
Yield 15–20 biscuits

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups (280 g/9.9 oz) caster sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2½ cups desiccated coconut

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to .
  2. 2
    Whip the egg whites in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
  3. 3
    Add sugar gradually, whipping until stiff peaks form.
  4. 4
    Fold in the coconut until combined.
  5. 5
    Form the dough into pyramids. Cover each pyramid with baking parchment and place them on a baking tray.
  6. 6
    Bake for 15 minutes until they are colored light brown.
  7. 7
    Uncover the biscuits and leave them to cool.
Category
Desserts

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Coconut_Biscuits