Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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After their wedding in a small country church, our daughter Angela and her husband, Lonnie Robertson, were driven to the reception in a horse-drawn wagon—along the same route that Angela's great-grandparents took in the 1800s! Later, the guests raved over luscious desserts like this old-fashioned pie. Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar |
1/4 cup cornstarch |
2 tablespoons king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3 cups milk |
3 egg yolks, beaten |
1 tablespoon butter |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 cup flaked coconut, divided |
2 cups whipped cream or whipped topping |
1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked |
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt; gradually add milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir a small amount into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool to lukewarm; fold in 2/3 cup coconut. Pour into pastry shell. Refrigerate until set, about 3 hours. Meanwhile, toast the remaining coconut. To serve, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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