Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. flour
2 c. milk
3 eggs, separated
3/4 c. coconut
9-inch baked pie shell
5 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix sugar, salt, cornstarch, flour and milk.
Cook until it begins to thicken.
Beat 3 egg yolks; add 1 cup of the hot mixture and stir thoroughly.
Add back to the rest of the hot mixture and cook, stirring all the time until it thickens.
Remove from heat; add 3/4 cup coconut and 1 tablespoon butter.
Stir and pour into a 9-inch baked pie crust.
Beat 3 egg whites; add 5 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Spread on top of pie and brown in a 400\u00b0 oven for 10 minutes.