Coconut Cream Pie

"This comes together really quickly, once the crust is made, or to be even quicker, use a premade store bought crust."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
1 pie
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • For the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Add the butter and shortening and cut in with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
  • With a fork, stir in just enough ice water to bind dough (2-3 tbls.). Gather into a ball, wrap in wax paper and chill for at least 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven 425°F Roll out the dough 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to a 9-inch tart pan. Trim and flute the edges. Prick the bottom. Line with wax paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 10-12 minutes. remove the paper and beans, reduce heat to 350F and bake until brown, about 10 more minutes.
  • Spread 1 cup of the coconut on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden, 6-8 minutes, stirring often. Set aside for decorating.
  • Put the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. In a bowl, whisk together the milk, cream and egg yolks. Add the egg mixture to the saucepan.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comed to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from the heat. Add butter, vanilla extract and remaining coconut.
  • Pour into baked pastry shell. When the filling is cool, sprinkle toated coconut in a ring in center.

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