Recipe for cooking mile high coconut pie

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Mile High Coconut Pie

Posted by kdipaolo at recipegoldmine.com 6/19/01 4:42:27 pm

1 (9-in.) baked pie shell

Filling
3/4 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 c. flaked coconut

Meringue
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. sugar

For filling: Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt and mix well. Add egg yolks and stir. Add milk. Cook slowly until thick, stirring constantly. After pudding is thick, add butter, vanilla extract or flavoring and coconut. Pour into baked pie crust.

For Meringue: Beat egg whites with baking powder until stiff. Add 1/2 c. sugar and blend well. Cover Pie with meringue, making sure to seal the edges. Brown in 325 degree F oven for 15 mins. or until golden brown.