Old Fashioned Coconut Pie
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon pure coconut extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup cream
- 1/3 cup coconut, lightly toasted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine the milk, sugar, coconut, eggs, flour, butter and coconut extract.
- Stir until well incorporated.
- Pour into the unbaked pie shell.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the center comes out clean.
- Remove and place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
- In a medium bowl combine the apricot preserves and vanilla.
- Add the cream and beat until stiff.
- Spread this over the cooled pie and garnish with toasted coconut.
- Serve.
milk, sugar, shredded coconut, eggs, flour, butter, coconut, shell, apricot preserves, vanilla, cream, coconut
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-coconut-pie-217316 (may not work)