Coconut Cream Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk, cold
• 1 1/2 cups milk, scalded
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup coconut, shredded
• 1 pie crust, baked (9-inch)

Recipe

• 1 blend sugar, flour and salt with the cold milk.
• 2 add scalded milk, gradually, stirring constantly.
• 3 cook on a low heat until thick.
• 4 add beaten egg yolks.
• 5 cook 2 minutes longer.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 add vanilla extract and coconut.
• 8 cool then pour into previously baked pie shell.
• 9 cover with meringue (recipe follows).
• 10 makes one 9" pie.
• 11 to make meringue: use 3 egg whites to cover a 9" pie shell.
• 12 use 2 level tablespoons granulated sugar for each egg.
• 13 beat egg whites until stiff. (they should be glossy on top and when you invert the bowl, they should remain in place.).
• 14 fold in the sugar,gradually.
• 15 cover the pie with meringue.