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Ingredients:
FILLING
1 cup Milk
1 cup Light (coffee) cream
3 tbl All-purpose flour
1 tbl Cornstarch
2 x Eggs, seperated
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Flaked coconut, divided
1 x Baked pie shell, 9 inch
MERINGUE2 x Egg White (reserved from Filling list
6 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla
Method:
Scald milk and cream (heat until 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 to milk and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Mixture should be thick and smooth. Lightly whisk egg yolks in a small bowl. Continue whisking while pouring 1/4 cup hot milk mixture over yolks; return yolk mixture to double boiler and cook one minute longer. Cool and add vanilla and 1/2 cup coconut. Pour filling into pre-baked pie shell. Top with meringue and and sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup coconut over top. Bake in preheated 325-degree oven 15 or until firm and delicately browned. Cool and store in refrigerator.MERINGUE
Directions: In a large mixing bowl, beat whites until stiff but not dry.
Add sugar gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly. Add vanilla. Pile lightly onto hot filling in baked pie shell and spread to edges so pie is completely sealed. Bake as directed above.