Main Ingredients:

Serves/Makes:1 9" PieIngredients1 baked 9" pie shell2 cups (475 ml) milk3 eggs, separated2/3 to 3/4 cup (175 ml) sugarheaping 3 tbsp (45 ml) all purpose flourdash of salt1/2 stick real butterhand full of coconutMeringue:3 egg whiteslevel 6 tbsp (90 ml) sugar1/4 to 1/2 tsp (2 ml). cream of tartar1/2 tsp (2 ml). vanilla flavoring

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

PreparationPut milk in a 2 to 3 qt. heavy sauce pan, on to warm (not boil) over medium heat.Mix together the flour, sugar and salt.After milk is warm, add the flour mixture to it.Cook until it is almost thick.Slightly beat eggs yolks, and add to the egg yolks approximately 1/2 to 1 cup (225 ml) of the hot milk mixtureMix it up then add this back to the the sauce pan with the remaining hot milk mixture, and continue to cook until thick, take off the stove and add the butter and coconut, and stir together until butter melts.Let cool a little, then pour into the baked pie shell.Put Meringue on top, making sure that the meringue touches the sides of the pie shell so it will not shrink awaySprinkle some coconut on top of the meringueBake in a 350 degree (175 C.) oven until the meringue is as brown as you want it.Preparation of the Meringue:Beat the egg whites until frothy and start adding the sugar, one tbsp at a time.Add the cream of tartar, and beat until stiff peaks form.Add the Vanilla Flavoring.

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