Coconut Cream Pie
- 1 baked 9-inch pie crust with high, fluted edges
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 3 c. milk
- 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 3/4 c. moist, flaked coconut
- sweetened, whipped cream
- Mix the sugar, salt, cornstarch and flour in a heavy saucepan. Gradually stir in milk.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
- Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Stir a little of the hot mixture into the beaten yolks.
- Then blend yolks into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Blend in butter and vanilla; cool, stirring occasionally.
- Just before pouring into pie shell, fold in coconut.
- Chill thoroughly, about 2 hours.
- Serve, topped with whipped cream.
- Yields 6 servings.
edges, sugar, salt, cornstarch, flour, milk, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, coconut
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=919859 (may not work)