BLACKBERRY COCONUT SLICE

Preheat your oven to 160 deg C
Grease a rectangular slice tray.( 18 x 28cm )
Spray with cooking oil and line with baking paper , ( extend paper 3 cm above the tray edges )

BASE........
Mix together in a large bowl .....
 100gm of plain flour
100gm of castor sugar
85gm of desiccated coconut , until well combined .
Use your fingers to rub in 100gm of butter / margarine, to make a coarse crumb .
Separate 3 eggs ( set aside the whites)
Stir in the 3 egg yolks with a blade of a bread knife .
Bring the mix together using your hands to make a dough .
Press the dough into the base of the prepared slice tray
Spread 5 tbs of blackberry jam over the dough .

TOPPING .........
Beat the 3 egg whites in a clean medium bowl with your electric mixer .
Gradually add 75 gm of castor sugar ( tbs at a time ), until glossy and stiff.
Fold in 50 gm of desiccated coconut.
Spoon the meringue mix over the jam layer .
Scatter with a handful of coconut flakes.
Coo in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden .
Leave slice to cool in pan .
Carefully remove from tray using the excess paper overhang and cut into slices .