peggy's coconut pie

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74 Pinches
Madisonville, TN
Updated on Oct 23, 2012

This pie is in rememberince of Peggy, who passed away last month. She gave me this recipe over 30 years ago. Everyone says, I make the best coconut pie. All thanks to Peggy.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Stove Top
yield 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 - egg yolks, reserve whites
  • 5 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 can coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla flavoring
  • 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavoring
  • 1 - baked 9 inch deep-pie crust
  • 6 tablespoons sugar for meringue
  • 1 tablespoon butter

How To Make peggy's coconut pie

  • Step 1
    sift flour into sugar, blend with egg yolks. Slowly stir in milk to keep out lumps.
  • Step 2
    Cook in double boiler until thick. Remove from heat add flavoring, butter and almost all the can of coconut (save some to sprinkle on top of the meringue) pour into baked pie crust
  • Step 3
    Beat egg whites until stiff, then beat in 1 tablespoon of sugar at a time. Spread over hot pie filling. Sprinkle coconut over top of meringue and brown in the oven.

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Category: Pies
Ingredient: Dairy
Culture: Southern
Method: Stove Top

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