Instructions: Make crust:
Preheat oven to 325F. and butter and flour an 8-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.

In a bowl blend together with fingertips flour, butter, coconut, confectioners sugar, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Pat mixture into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

Reduce oven temperature to 300F.

Make custard:
In a bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well and stir in flour, lime juice, and zest.

Pour mixture over crust and bake in middle of oven 20 minutes. Top custard with coconut and bake 5 to 10 minutes more, or until just set. Cool confection in pan on a rack and chill 1 hour.

Makes sixteen 2-inch squares.

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