Waikiki Coconut Cream Pie

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1 baked pastry shell

¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups milk, scalded

3 egg yolks, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup fresh grated coconut

1 cup heavy cream, whipped
¾ cup fresh grated coconut


➔Prepare pastry shell. Mix dry ingredients. Pour scalded milk over them. Cook over direct heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Place over boiling water; cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add some of hot mixture to egg yolks; bled; cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool. Add vanilla and grated coconut. Pour into prepared pastry shell. Just before serving, spread whipped cream over pie; sprinkle with coconut. Yeild 9 inch Pie.




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