MA'S COCONUT MERINGUE PIE
My ma made the best coconut pie ever!! As many older people do though, she didn't go by a specific recipe, because she had made them for so long that she just "knew". Several years ago, before she passed away, as she was making them, I was trying to write down step by step the ingredients and instructions (hence why it says 8...
Provided by Michelle Jackson
Categories Pies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Bake Pie shell according to package instructions.
- 2. FILLING: In a large pot, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar & flour. Then, in a separate bowl, combine 1 cup evaporated milk and 1 cup of water and stir to mix. Then into milk/water mixture, combine the egg yolks and softened stick of butter and stir until smooth. Pour Egg mixture into flour/sugar mixture and stir until smooth and set heat on stove to med heat. Cook and continually stir until thick and bubbly, then reduce heat to low and cook another 3-4 mins. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and about 1/2 or a little more of the bag of coconut to desired amount.
- 3. MERINGUE: Beat 4 egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Then, spread meringue over pie and sprinkle to desired amount with remaining coconut and broil on low until golden brown.
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