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Coconut Cream Pie Recipe

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This recipe for Coconut Cream Pie, by , is from The Wooley Family Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Sherry Turner
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 9" baked pastry shell
¼ c. all purpose flour
1 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
¼ tsp. salt
3 c. milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 T. butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. of flaked coconut
Meringue or whipped cream
Directions:
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan.
Gradually add milk; blend well. Cook, stirring constantly until thick.
Blend about ½ c. of the hot mixture into egg yolks; then add to the hot mixture in saucepan.
Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Blend in butter, vanilla, and coconut.
Cover and cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
Pour into baked pastry and top with meringue or whipped cream.

 

 

 

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