Coconut Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. milk
3 egg yolks
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. flaked coconut
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
toasted flaked coconut (garnish)

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Cook 1 minute. Beat egg yolks.
Gradually stir about 1/4 of hot mixture into yolks. Add remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter, vanilla and 1 cup flaked coconut.
Pour into pastry shell. Cool completely.
Top with beaten egg white frosting or whipped cream.