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Coconut Cream Pie




Source of Recipe


by Millie, from Daisy's kitchen


List of Ingredients




3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cup milk
3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 tbs. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups coconut, shredded (reserve a couple tbs. for topping)
1 baked pie shell


Recipe



Combine sugar, flour, salt and slowly add milk in heavy saucepan.

Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Let boil for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add small amount of mixture to egg yolks and stir. Pour eggs into mixture and return to heat and boil for another 2 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Add butter, vanilla and coconut and stir. Pour into baked pie shell and let cool. Make meringue using the 3 leftover egg whites. Add 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar to whites and whip. When egg whites are whipped, slowly add 2 tbs. sugar. Top pie with meringue and sprinkle with coconut. Toast in oven until brown.