Crust:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon milk
Topping:
3/4 cup raspberry jam
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon melted butter
Preheat oven 350ยบ.
In a medium-size bowl, use a pastry cutter to blend the butter, shortening, flour, baking powder and salt together until crumbly. Pour in the milk and mix until the dough holds together (it doesn't hold much, but can be pressed into the pan). Press the crust into an 8-inch greased pan.
Carefully spread raspberry jam on top of the crust. in a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour, egg, vanilla extract, and butter. Spoon it on top of the jam.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the topping is brown and the jam bubbles along the edges. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
