Coconut Cream Pie

2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
3 eggs, seperate whites from yoke (keep yokes)
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup coconut
1 pie shell

In a sauce pan, mix sugar, cornstarch, salt.  Gradually stir in milk and heat over medium heat, stir the whole time until mixture thickens and boils.  Let boil for one minute.  Remove from heat and pour half of milk mixture into a bowl with the 3 yokes.  Mix will and pour back into sauce pan, mix will and bring back to a boil for one minute.  Remove from heat.  Stir in butter and vanilla.  Then stir in 3/4 cup coconut. Pour into pie shell.

Mirange:

Take the 3 egg whites and beat on high speed until fluffy.  When fluffy add 6 tablespoons of sugar and beat until stiff.  Spread on top of pie mixture and sprinkle coconut on top.  Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Enjoy!!