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Coconut Custard Pie

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Jamaica is one of the countries that have a significant amount of coconut. Grown bountifuly on the island the people enjoy creating recipies with these coconuts.The coconut custard pie is one of the many dishes they create

Coconut Custard Pie

Ingredients

Pastry

6 0zs Flour

3 ozs. Butter

1 oz sugar

¼ tsp.salt

½ cup ice water

Method

Put all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Use a knife to cut in flour.

Use the finger tips to rub in butter into flour until the mixture looks like find dread crumbs

Use Ice water a little at a time to form dough, knead lightly.

Roll out and line an 9-10ins pie pan. Prick the bottom with a fork .Set aside in a cool place

Filling

Ingredients

1.large dry coconut gartered

!/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup milk

2 eggs

6 maraschino cherries

Method

  • 1. Beat eggs, and set aside .Bring milk to boil and cool, add to beaten eggs.
  • 2. Add sugar and coconut, vanilla, and nutmeg and stir.
  • 3. Pour mixture in to pie and bake at 400°F, reduce heat after the first 10 minutes to prevent custard mixture from curdle.
  • 4. Cook until pastry is golden brown .Garnish with cherries
  • 5. Serve warm or cold .Serve 4-5

Author: (Soy Criada) Juliet Christie Murray

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Comments

cindyvine 3 years ago

Now, that I might make today! It looks absolutely scrum diddly itious!

KCC Big Country 3 years ago

Of the creamy type pies, coconut is my all-time favorite! Fruit pies...peach is.

Thanks for sharing this recipe!

Shalini Kagal 3 years ago

Gimme coconut in any form - just love it! And this recipe sounds sooo good - will try it in a day or two, thank you!

cindyvine 3 years ago

You see Juliet, I brought you some comments in the dark days of the challenge and hubs not getting read! let's take coconut pie to the world!

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