Coconut-Prune Meringues
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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Other fruit may be used such as dates or apricots or raisins.
Ingredients
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1/3 cbutter or margarine, softened
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1/4 cgranulated sugar
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1 1/2 cbisquick
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1 Tbspcornstarch
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1/4 cgranulated sugar
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1 ccut up pitted cooked prunes
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1/3 corange juice
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1 largeegg white
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2 Tbspgranulated sugar
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1 cflaked coconut
How to Make Coconut-Prune Meringues
- Mix butter, 1/4 c. sugar and the baking mix. Spread dough evenly in ungreased 8-inch square pan.
Bake 15 minutes in 350^ oven or until light brown. - Blend cornstarch and 1/4 c. sugar in saucepan. Stir in prunes and orange juice. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool slightly. Spread over baked layer.
- Beat egg white until foamy. Beat in 2 T. sugar, one at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fold in coconut. Spread over prune mixture.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until coconut is light brown. Cool thoroughly and cut into bars,2x1-inch.