Granny Royse's Coconut Cream Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup coconut
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 3 tablespoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan combine sugar flour and salt, gradually stir in milk, ‘cook and stir over medium heat until it thickens . cook 2 minutes longer.
• 2 remove from heat add 1 cup of coconut. put a 3 egg meringue with 1/3 coconut sprinkled on top.
• 3 stir in small amounts hot mixture into yolks return to hot mix, cook 2 minutes stirring constantly add vanilla and butter .cool and pour into baked shell.
• 4 beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar beat again, spoon onto pie. bake at 400 until light brown.