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Ingredients:
Pie:
1 9" baked pie shell - cooled
2 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
2/3 cups sugar
4
tbl. cornstarch
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tbl. butter (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups flake sweet coconut
for chocolate pie, increase sugar to 1 cup, melt 4 oz. chocolate pieces
in 250 degree oven and stir into filling
Meringue:
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
6 tbl. sugar
pinch of salt
Instructions:
Pie:
Whisk milk, cream and egg yolks.
Combine sugar and corn starch in
pan,
Whisk in yolk mix and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Raise heat, stir constantly until
it comes to a boil, about 7 minutes.
Boil, stir for 1 minute, remove from heat, stir in vanilla, butter and coconut.
Pour
into pie shell, smooth top.
Meringue:
Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt and tartar until soft peaks form.
At
higher speed, add sugar and continue beating until peaks become stiff.
Spoon on pie edges. Make peaks and sprinkle coconut
on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes
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