PEGGY'S COCONUT PIE

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This pie is in rememberince of Peggy, who passed away last month. She gave me this recipe over 30 years ago. Everyone says, I make the best coconut pie. All thanks to Peggy.

Provided by Mary Haynes @MGail

Categories     Pies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup(s) sugar
3 - egg yolks, reserve whites
5 tablespoon(s) flour
2 cup(s) whole milk
1 can(s) coconut
1/2 teaspoon(s) real vanilla flavoring
1/2 teaspoon(s) coconut flavoring
1 - baked 9 inch deep-pie crust
6 tablespoon(s) sugar for meringue
1 tablespoon(s) butter

Steps:

  • sift flour into sugar, blend with egg yolks. Slowly stir in milk to keep out lumps.
  • Cook in double boiler until thick. Remove from heat add flavoring, butter and almost all the can of coconut (save some to sprinkle on top of the meringue) pour into baked pie crust
  • Beat egg whites until stiff, then beat in 1 tablespoon of sugar at a time. Spread over hot pie filling. Sprinkle coconut over top of meringue and brown in the oven.

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