Best Coconut Cream Pie

Name: Best Coconut Cream Pie
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 473 milliliters flaked coconut; 16 servings Additional flaked coconut; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 egg, separated; 8 egg whites; 8 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 158 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 liters 2% milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters shortening; 6 Tbsps sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 355 milliliters water

Best Coconut Cream Pie requires around 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 350 calories, 8g of protein, and 27g of fat. For 71 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 16. If you have egg yolks, milk, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Shortening

Combine egg yolk and 1/2 cup cold water; gradually add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Egg Yolk

Water

Divide dough in half.

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Dough

Roll out each portion to fit a 9-in. pie plate.

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Roll

Place in plates; trim pastry even with edge. With a small round fluted cutter, cut small circles out of dough scraps. Beat egg white with remaining water; brush over edges of pastry. Arrange dough cutouts around edge.

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Egg Whites

Cut Out Cookies

Dough

Water

Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.

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Pastry Shells

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

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Oven

For filling, in a large saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat; gently stir in coconut and extracts.

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Coconut

Pour filling into pastry shells.

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Pastry Shells

For meringue, combine the sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until clear.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

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Egg Whites

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Bowl

Pour hot sugar mixture in a small stream into egg whites, beating constantly until stiff peaks form.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust.

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Crust

Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

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Wire Rack

Oven

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Ingredients

Servings:

0teaspoons

baking powder 473milliliters

flaked coconut 16servings

Additional flaked coconut 1teaspoon

coconut extract 3Tbsps

cornstarch 1

egg, separated 8

egg whites 8

egg yolks, lightly beaten 158milliliters

all-purpose flour 1liters

vanilla extract 355milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce

Coconut Cream Pie works really well with Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, and Lambrusco Dolce. These wines are all sweet, which is important since wine should usually be sweeter than the food you're pairing with it. You could try Snake River Late Harvest Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.

Snake River Late Harvest Riesling

Made from the grapes left to hang on the vine in our estate Arena Valley Vineyard, Late Harvest Riesling is our original dessert wine. Our 2011 has a limeade nose with a hint of minerals and a honey finish. Enjoy this wine with fruit based desserts or as a refreshing aperitif.