Orange Coconut Buttons
Makes about 50
1 ¼ cups self raising flour
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground ginger
2 tablespoons custard powder
60g butter or margarine
2 tablespoons golden syrup
30g chopped nuts
1 2/3 cups desiccated coconut
½ cup sugar
Grated rind and juice of 1 orange
60g chopped pitted dates
1.Sift flour, nutmeg, ginger and custard powder into a bowl.
2.Rub in butter, add golden syrup, nuts coconut, sugar, grated rind and dates.
3.Mix to a firm dough with a little orange juice, Drop teaspoons into greased oven trays,
4.Bake at 190° for 15- 20 minutes until golden brown.
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