Cassava coconut biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon/ 28g butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup/50g sugar
• 1/2 cup/60g pastry flour
• 1/2 cup gari
• 3/4 cup grated fresh coconut (about 55g-60g)
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat an oven to 180°C or 350°F. Put gari into a food processor or blender and blend till smooth. Whisk the gari, baking powder and flour together.

2. 2

   In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, margarine or butter together. Add in egg, vanilla and fresh coconut. Mix in the dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Scoop a tablespoon full of dough onto a baking stray. Press firmly with the back of a spoon. Bake in the preheated oven for 12- 15 minutes till the edges are golden. Store biscuits in an airtight container for 7 days. Unbaked biscuits dough can be stored in the freezer for 3 months.