Old Fashioned Coconut Custard Pie
Sweet Dough -- for a 1 crust pie, above Filling: 1 large , fresh coconut, about 1 1/2 pounds 2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs Tiny pinch freshly gr...
Ingredients
- 2cups milk
- 3/4cupsugar
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 4large eggs
Directions
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Sweet Dough -- for a 1 crust pie, above Filling: 1 large , fresh coconut, about 1 1/2 pounds 2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla ex
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Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees
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Use a large nail or an ice pick to puncture one of the three eyes on the coconut (only one can be punctured so you will need to try each unt
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Drain the coconut milk out over a bowl
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Strain it to remove any flecks of shell and reserve it
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Place the coconut on the oven rack and bake it until it cracks, about 10 to 15 minutes
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Remove the coconut from the oven and let it cool slightly
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Remove shell (it will come away easily), then cut the coconut meat into 8 or 10 pieces