Old fashioned coconut pie

Old fashioned coconut pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• milk - 2 c
• flour - 1/4 c
• coconut - 1 c
• egg whites - 3 item
• margarine - 1 Tbsp
• cream of tartar - 1/4 tsp
• 9-inch pie shell - 1 item
• egg yolks, slightly beaten - 3 item

How to make old fashioned coconut pie:

In medium saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar and flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir 1 cup hot mixture into egg yolks; immediately return to saucepan and hot mixture. Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes longer. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup coconut, margarine and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into pie shell and bake for 30 minutes in oven at 350°.

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar to form peaks. Add 3 tablespoons sugar, a little at a time. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over pie and sprinkle with 1/3 cup coconut. Bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Pie, Pies and tarts.