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Kenyan Biskuti ya nazi (Coconut Macaroons)
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Kenyan
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
30
Author
International Cuisine
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups desiccated coconut
- 1 cup cashew or macadamia nuts
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 egg whites
- some butter for greasing the baking sheet
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 deg. F
Lightly grease two baking sheets with butter
In a bowl and beat the egg whites with the electric mixer on high until there are soft peaks. Gradually add the sugar.
Make sure to beat after each addition until the peaks are glossy.
Finely chop the nuts.
Add them along with the coconut to the mixture.
Wet your hands and put the mixture on the baking sheets in rounds or use a small round scoop.
Bake them until they are lightly golden (this takes about 20-25 minutes).
Cool them.
Store in an air-tight container.