HERTZOG COOKIES
500 ml cake flour
5 ml baking powder
2 ml salt
40 ml castor sugar
125 g butter
3 large eggs , separated
45 ml water
200 g apricot jam
300 ml sugar
500 ml desiccated coconut
Sift the flour , baking powder and salt together .
Add the castor sugar and rub in the butter .
Beat the egg yolks and water together . Add to the dry ingredients .
Mix together to form a soft dough .
Roll the dough out on.a floured surface and press out circles big enough to line a patty pan trays .
Place the dough circles into the patty pan tray.
Spoon a teaspoon of apricot jam into the middle of each circle of dough .
Beat the egg white until they form soft peaks .
Continue beating while adding the sugar gradually .
Fold in the coconut and spoon the mixture over the apricot jam .
Bake in a preheated oven for 20 – 25 minute or until the pastry is crisp and coconut topping is golden .
PHOTO: Petro van Genderen
