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COCONUT CREAM PIE FROM THE WILLOWS




Source of Recipe


Honolulu Star Bulletin


Recipe Introduction


This is from the old Willows restaurant in Honolulu Hawaii and is delicious.


List of Ingredients





1 9-inch pie crust, pre-baked

» Filling:
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1/4 cup grated coconut
2 heaping tablespoons cornstarch
4 egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

» Meringue:
4 to 6 egg whites
1 tablespoon sugar for each egg white

To make filling: Combine milk, sugar, salt and coconut in pan over low heat; bring to near-boil.
Combine cornstarch and yolks with a little water to make a smooth paste. Mix in a little of the warm milk mixture into yolks to warm them up. Add all the yolks to milk mixture in pan, stirring continuously a few minutes to thicken. Add butter and vanilla. Cool.

To make meringue: Beat egg whites until frothy. Add sugar gradually and beat until stiff but not dry.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Pour cooled filling into pie crust. Top with meringue, spreading all the way to edges to seal. Sprinkle with more grated coconut. Bake 2 to 3 minutes, until topping is brown.



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