Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. sugar
3 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. milk
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. coconut

Preparation

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in top of double boiler. Stir in milk.
Cook over boiling water until thick.
Cover and cook 15 minutes longer.
Stir hot mixture into egg yolks.
Add remaining mixture.
Cook about 2 minutes longer.
Cool and add vanilla and 1/2 cup coconut. Pour into baked pie shell. Top with meringue and remaining coconut. Bake in oven for 15 minutes.