One
of the best coconut cream pies you'll eat anywhere can be found at the
Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, Texas. Just so happens I have the recipe handy so you can make
a little magic in your own kitchen:
Bluebonnet Cafe Coconut Cream
Pie
1 Cup Sugar
3 Tbsp of
Butter or Margarine
1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1-1/2 Tsp Vanilla
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 (3-1/2 oz.) Can Flaked Coconut
3
Cups Milk
4 Eggs, Separated
Your
favorite pie crust, baked in a 9-inch pan
Your favorite whipped
cream
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Reserve egg whites for
a meringue topping or discard.
Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk.
Cook mixture over medium to low heat, stirring constantly. After mixture bubbles
ups and thickens, cook an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Beat
egg yolks slightly. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot mixture into yolks, being
careful not to scramble the yolks. Return the egg mixture to saucepan; bring to
a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Add butter
and vanilla; stir until butter is melted. Add the coconut and mix. Pour mixture
into a baked 9-inch pie crust. Allow pie mixture to cool.
Top with whipped cream
or:
Meringue
4 egg whites, reserved from coconut filling
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 Cup sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
toasted coconut flakes
Beat egg
whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar with an electric mixer at high
speed. Beat until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until
stiff peaks form and the sugar is dissolved (2 to 4 minutes).
Beat in
vanilla and spread meringue over hot coconut filling, sealing to the edge of the
pastry. Sprinkle extra coconut on top of meringue. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to
15 minutes or until browned. Allow pie to cool completely before
cutting.
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