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Gizzada recipe

Ingredients - Gizzada

Gizzada - Ingredients Pastry Ingredients
 4 cups of flour
 2 teaspoons of salt
 3.5 oz butter / margarine
 2.5 oz shortning
 1 cup of cold water
 
 Filling Ingredients
 2 large coconuts (mature, not jelly coconuts)
 2 cups of brown sugar
 1/2 teaspoon of grated nutmeg
 2 tablespoons of water
 1/2 tablespoon of butter

Preparation - pastry casing

Gizzada - Sieving the flour and salt  Seive the flour and salt











Gizzada - Making the pastry  Cut the butter and shortening in to small pieces, add to the flour along with the cold water.
  Work in to the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs










Gizzada - Leaving the pastry in the fridge  Squash the mixture in to a ball, wrap in foil and leave in the fridge for half an hour











Gizzada - Grating the coconut  Whilst the pastry is settling in the fridge, cut out the meat from the coconut and grate it so it is ready to be used in the filling














Gizzada - Cutting the pastry  Roll the pastry to a thin layer and cut about 16 circles from it











Gizzada - Crimping the pastry  Form a casing from each of the pastry circles by crimping the edge











Gizzada - Part baking the shells  Place the casings on a greased tray and part-bake in the oven (at about 350 degrees Fareinheit for 15 minutes)











Preparation - filling

Gizzada - Cooking the filling  Place the grated coconut, sugar, nutmeg and water in a saucepan and cook gently for about 15 minutes.
  Add the butter and cook for a further five minutes.










Combining the pastry casing and the filling

Gizzada - Baking the gizzadas  Fill each of the shells with the filling and bake for around 15 minutes











Gizzada - Serving  The gizzadas are now ready to be served!











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