Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

(5 oz.) coconut
2/3 c. sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. milk
3 eggs, separated
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 9 inch baked pie shell

Preparation

Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil one minute.
Remove from heat, gradually stir at least half of the mixture into slightly beaten egg yolks.
Blend into remaining hot mixture.
Boil one minute more, remove from heat and blend in butter and vanilla.
Add coconut and pour into baked pie shell. Whip egg whites and spread over custard.
Bake until delicately browned at 400\u00b0 for 8 to 10 minutes.