Baked Coconut Shrimp

Baked Coconut Shrimp
I make these with my sister when we have 'Puppy play dates” the dogs get to play while the mommas get to relax and indulge with some good food and some nice wine.

1/4c flour 2tbsp packed brown sugar
1/4tsp salt
dash of ground cayenne pepper
 1 egg
1tbsp lime juice
1c flaked coconut
1c uncooked peeled, thawed, deveined, medium shrimp
2tbsp butter or margarine melted

Apricot Sauce (see recipe)
 3/4c apricot preserves


1tbsp lime juice
1/2tsp ground mustard



1. Make Apricot Sauce. Mix all ingredients in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until preserves are melted. Refrigerate while making shrimp.

2. Heat oven to 425°. Spray rack in broiler pan with cooking spray.

3. Mix flour, brown sugar, salt and red pepper in shallow bowl. Beat egg and lime juice in another shallow bowl. Place coconut in third shallow bowl.

4. Coat each shrimp with flour mixture. Dip each side into egg mixture. Coat well with coconut. Place on rack in broiler pan. Drizzle with butter.

5. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm and coating is beginning to brown. Serve with sauce.