Old-Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie
- 1 deep 8-inch pie pan lined with pastry
- 2 1/2 c. rich milk
- 4 eggs (reserve one white), room temperature
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp. pure almond extract
- 1 1/2 c. freshly grated or packaged moist coconut, firmly packed
- Flute the edges of the pastry; place pastry-lined pie pan in refrigerator to chill.
- Heat the milk over very low heat until tiny bubbles appear around the edges of the milk.
- Set aside to cool until almost lukewarm.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl until whites and yolks are well blended.
- (The reserved white is for later use.)
- Mix the sugar, salt and cinnamon; stir into the beaten eggs and beat until some of the sugar dissolves.
- Add the vanilla and almond extracts to the cooled milk. Gradually pour this mixture into the egg-sugar mixture stirring constantly.
- Strain the mixture into a clean bowl.
- Stir in the coconut.
- Set aside.
pastry, milk, eggs, sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla, almond, freshly grated
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=320635 (may not work)