———————-PIE FILLING AND CRUST-
1 1/2 c Sugar Beaten
1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Butter
1 tb Flour 2 ts Vanilla
4 tb Cornstarch 1/2 c Coconut
3 c Milk 1 10-Inch Pie Crust — baked
3 Egg Yolks — slightly
MERINGUE
5 To 6 Egg Whites — beaten 1 tb Powdered Sugar
1/2 ts Cream Of Tartar 5 tb Sugar
FOR THE PIE FILLING, combine sugar, salt, flour, and cornstarch in
saucepan. Carefully stir in milk and heat slowly until slightly
thickened. Beat together the egg yolks, butter, and vanilla and stir
into milk mixture, continuing to cook for about 3 mins. Add coconut
and pour into pie crust.
FOR THE MERINGUE, add cream of tartar and sugars to beaten egg whites
and continue beating until glossy. Spoon on top of filling and bake
for 10 to 12 mins in a preheated 400 F oven.
Makes one 10-inch pie of 7 or 8 slices.
Yields
7 servings