Tea Room Fresh Coconut Cream Pie
Source of Recipe
Marston's Tea Room
List of Ingredients
Makes 1 (9-inch) pie
1 quart milk
2/3 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 medium egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coconut
1 (9-inch) baked pie shell
Sweetened whipped creamRecipe
Heat milk in a saucepan until scalding but not boiling. Mix
cornstarch, sugar and salt. Add to hot milk. Stir continuously over
medium heat until thickened and smooth. Add a little of the hot milk
mixture to the beaten egg yolks, stirring. Add eggs back into milk
mixture slowly, stirring. Remove from heat. Add the butter and
vanilla; let cool thoroughly.
Add 1/3 cup coconut to cooled filling. Place in the pie shell. Spread
with whipped cream. Sprinkle with remaining fresh coconut. Chill
before serving
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