Baked Grated Coconut dessert
By: Gaila Perez
Published: Friday, April 17, 2015 - 11:25am

Ingredients




3 cups shredded coconut
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 cup of coconut milk
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 of cinnamon or a small stick of cinnamon
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
Zest from 2 limes
3 tablespoons melted butter
Pinch of salt

Preparation

1 Pre heat the oven at 375 F. 2 Grate the coconut. 3 Mix everything very well and put in greased baking mold bake it for 35 - 45 minutes (or until a stick comes out clean).

About

Ok, so the country I was born in, the Dominican Republic is just like a giant cooking pot! a blend of cultures! the result of countless immigrates from Europe and Africa and the original natives, The Taíno. European, African and Taíno cultural elements are most prominent in food, you can find traces of all three cultures in our gastronomy, that has been keep over the years, generations to generations. One of our most loved local produce "Coconut" is feature in this recipe.