Coconut Cream Pie

Ingredients

Filling

• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pie Shell

• 1 baked 9-inch pie shell

Meringue

• 2 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

Instructions

Filling

1. Combine sugar, flour and salt and add milk and egg yolks, mixing thoroughly. Cook until thickened.
2. Add the 1 cup coconut and vanilla extract.
3. Cool slightly, then turn into pie shell.

Meringue

1. Beat egg whites until foamy throughout.
2. Add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is blended. Then continue beating until mixture will stand in peaks.
3. Pile lightly on filling; sprinkle with the 1/2 cup coconut.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.