Aunt Jenny's Coconut Cream Pie Recipe
- 1 c. Lowfat milk
- 1 c. Light (coffee) cream
- 3 Tbsp. All-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
- 2 x Large eggs, seperated
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 c. Flaked coconut, divided
- 1 x Baked pie shell, 9 inch
- 2 x Egg White (reserved from Filling list
- 6 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla
- Scald lowfat milk and cream (heat till bubbles form at edges in the top of a double boiler, over simmering water.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt; mix thoroughly.
- Add in to lowfat milk and cook 15 min, stirring constantly.
- Mix should be thick and smooth.
- Lightly whisk egg yolks in a small bowl.
- Continue whisking while pouring 1/4 c. warm lowfat milk mix over yolks; return yolk mix to double boiler and cook one minute longer.
- Cold and add in vanilla and 1/2 c. coconut.
- Pour filling into pre-baked pie shell.
- Top with meringue and and sprinkle remaining 1/2 c. coconut over top.
- Bake in preheated 325-degree oven 15 or possibly till hard and delicately browned.
- Cold and store in refrigerator.
- MERINGUE
- DIRECTIONS: In a large mixing bowl, beat whites till stiff but not dry.
- Add in sugar gradually, 1 Tbsp.
- at a time, beating constantly.
- Add in vanilla.
- Pile lightly onto warm filling in baked pie shell and spread to edges so pie is completely sealed.
- Bake as directed above.
milk, coffee, allpurpose, cornstarch, eggs, vanilla, coconut, pie shell, egg, sugar, vanilla
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/aunt-jenny-s-coconut-cream-pie-71915 (may not work)