Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. milk
butter (size of walnut)
3 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 c. cornstarch
1 c. sugar (granulated)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
coconut (perhaps 1/2 c. or as you like)

Preparation

Put milk and butter in double boiler and heat.
Add egg yolks, cornstarch, sugar and salt which have been beaten together.
Boil together until thick and then add vanilla.
Cool.
Add coconut and put into baked pie crust.
Cover with the beaten whites (meringue) or Cool Whip.