Coconut Creme Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. coconut (for topping)
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 c. milk
1 Tbsp. butter
3/4 c. coconut

Preparation

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan.
Gradually stir in milk.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Boil one minute; remove from heat.
Gradually stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks.
Then blend into hot mixture in saucepan.
Boil one minute more, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Blend in butter and vanilla.
Add coconut.
Pour immediately into baked pie shell.
Finish with meringue.
Sprinkle with coconut.
Let cool at room temperature.