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Coconut: Fresh Coconut Meringue Pie

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 cups milk
sugar
1 dash salt
grated fresh coconut
4 egg yolks
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 baked pastry shell, 9"

MERINGUE:
4 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
sugar


Recipe

Combine milk, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and 1/4 cup grated coconut in medium saucepan. Cook until mixture is very hot. Beat egg yolks, then blend in cornstarch and water. Add egg yolk mixture to milk mixture. Cook, stirring, until thickened, about 1 minute. Add butter and vanilla. Cool filling and pour into pastry shell.

To make meringue, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1 tablespoon sugar for each egg white used and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Swirl meringue over filling, making sure it is sealed to edge of pie shell. Sprinkle with grated coconut. Bake at 400ºF until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely. Makes 6 to 8 servings