Homemade Pocket Triangles

Name: Homemade Pocket Triangles
Ingredients: FOR THE DOUGH:; 4-1/2 ounces, weight Butter; 2-2/3 ounces, weight Sugar; 1 whole Egg; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1/2 pounds, 7/8 ounces, weight Flour; _____; FOR THE FILLING:; 2 Tablespoons Water; 1-7/8 ounces, weight Sugar; 3-5/8 ounces, weight Desiccated Coconut; 1 teaspoon Almond Essence; 1 ounces, weight Raisins; 1 ounces, weight Cashew Nut; 1-7/8 ounces, weight Dates

15 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE DOUGH:
4-1/2 ounces, weight Butter
2-2/3 ounces, weight Sugar
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 pounds, 7/8 ounces, weight Flour
_____
FOR THE FILLING:
2 Tablespoons Water
1-7/8 ounces, weight Sugar
3-5/8 ounces, weight Desiccated Coconut
1 teaspoon Almond Essence
1 ounces, weight Raisins
1 ounces, weight Cashew Nut
1-7/8 ounces, weight Dates

Directions

1

In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat 2 minutes. Add in the flour and mix well.
2

Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
3

Roll the pastry dough and cut into rounds 2 inches in diameter.
4

For the filling, mix the 2 tablespoon water and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan. Cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves and turns golden brown. Remove from heat.
5

Add coconut and mix well.
6

Then add in the almond essence, raisins, cashew nut, and dates and combine thoroughly.
7

Scope a heaping teaspoonful of the filling and put it in the center of each round.
8

Arrange the pockets with the filling showing (you can pinch in the sides but leave the top open - see photo). Place on a greased baking tray and bake 25 minutes in a preheated 200C oven. You are cooking until they are golden brown.
9

Serve and enjoy.