Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
3 C. milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
3/4 C. coconut, divided
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 basic pie shell

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Combine milk and egg yolks gradually stir into sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in 1/2 cup coconut, butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell. Cover with meringue sealing edges and sprinkle 1/4 cup coconut on top of meringue and bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.