COCONUT CANDY

2 1/2 cups grated coconut
1 can of milkmaid (397g)
1 cup sugar
30 g butter
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
a few drops of coloring of yoru choice
and some pandan leaves (if you have any)

Lightly grease a 20cm square pan.

Tear the pandans into strips and knot them.
Fry coconut until its partially dry. Add milk, sugar and pandan. Cook under low heat, stirring continuously until mixture leaves teh sides of the pan (approx 30 mins). (check : you can drop a little mixture into very cold water and it should form a soft ball which falttens on removel from water).
remove the pan from the heat, discard the pandan. Stir in butter, essesnce and food colouring. Transfer to the greased pan and at lightly into place.
Allow to cool and cut into squares. Store in an airtight container. .