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Coconut Pie #4-Myrtle's Coconut Pie

Submitted By Pamela Ann Gatlin Schulz
Ingredients:

4 Tbsp sugar
5 Tbsp cake flour
½ tsp salt
2 cups milk
3 lg egg yolks, slightly beaten
1½ cups shredded coconut
2 tsp vanilla
1 baked pie shell

MERINGUE TOPPING:
2 lg egg whites
4 Tbsp sugar

1. Combine sugar, flour, and salt in top of double
boiler, add milk and egg yolks; mix well. Place over
rapidly boiling water & cook 10 minutes stirring
constantly. Remove from boiling water and add 1
cup of coconut and vanilla.

2. Cool slightly. Then turn into pie shell.

3 Beat egg whites until foamy. Add sugar 2 Tbsp at
a time, beating after each addition until whites
stand in peaks.

4. Spoon your meringue on top and spread out to
the edges of the crust. Then use a knife or spatula
to form peaks on pie. Add a small amount of coconut
on top and bake in moderate oven (350°F) 10
minutes, until browned.

5. Take out of oven and let cool completely then
refrigerate.

6. Slice and serve.

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