Recipe: Hertzoggies

Hertzoggies is a great treat to have with your tea after a heavy meal. The sweet crust, sweet coconut and sweet jam sounds overbearing but to sweet-tooths like me its a combination to die for. And its really simple to make. What I love about it is its so versatile instead of sticking to traditional and just having Jam and Coconut you can experiment and add fillings that you prefer.

Ingrediants:

• 500g Butter/Margarine
• 1 cup Castor sugar
• 1 Tsp Vanilla essence
• 1 Egg
• 5 cups of Self raising flour (Add as required)
• Your choice of filling 

 If you do want coconut as a filling:

• 500g Coconut
• 500g Sugar
• Stick Cinnamon
• 4cups of water

Put everything in a pot till the water dries out

Method:

 Mix all your ingredients except the flour(Make sure the butter is soft). Once mixed, Mix in the flour by hand to form a soft dough. I needed to add quite a bit but do so a little at a time. You'll know it's right when it doesnt cling to your hand.

Thereafter dust your surface with flour and roll out a section of the dough at a time. Take a piece of wax paper and put it over the dough when rolling to prevent the dough sticking to the rolling pin. Choose a cookie cutter and constantly dip it in flour as you push into the dough.

Dont forget to spray your pans

My mom suggested I put the coconut in first and then add the jam immediately when it comes out of the oven. So heavenly.
You could also bake it plain and put whatever filling you like. My favourite is definately Peppermint caramel where you take 1 tin of Caramel Treat, 1 box of Orley Whip and 1 Peppermint chocolate, mix it together and scoop in into the tartlets.

This recipe gave me about 80 hertzoggies so you'll have more than enough to give all your neighbours as well :)

Happy baking :)