“Piece of Cake”
By Pat O’Keefe
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This is one of my long-time favorite pies. It is so simple especially if you use a store-bought crust. For those of you that like coconut and like sweets this is for you. French Coconut pie is one of the “almost forgotten” recipes from years ago. With the first bite you will be brought back to simpler, slower paced time when home made pies were a thing of beauty! I have included my favorite pie crust below.
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French Coconut Pie
8 or 9-in pie pan covered with unbaked crust
1-stick (4-ounces) melted butter
1 1/2-cups sugar
3-large eggs
1-cup sweetened coconut
1-teaspoon white vinegar
1-teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350º Combine all the filling ingredients and pour in unbaked pie shell. That is it! Bake approximately 40 minutes until golden brown and just set.
Here is my favorite piecrust recipe. It makes enough for two, so freeze one for the future if you are only making one pie OR buy the two crust ready-made piecrust in your refrigerator section!
2 1/4-cups all-purpose flour
1-stick butter, almost frozen and cut into small pieces
4 to 6-Tablespoons ice water
3-Tablespoons cold shortening (Crisco)
1/2-teaspoon salt
Place the flour in a food processor add the salt, butter and shortening. Pulse about 15 times until incorporated; slowly add ice water a little at a time with the motor running. The humidity in the air affects the consistency of the dough so adding the water slowly is important. Stop motor when dough just starts to come together, continue putting together on your counter. Divide in half, wrap in plastic and let it rest about 20 minutes in the refrigerator before rolling out
I will be happy to send you my weekly recipes via email just contact me at apieceofcake@optonline.net On the Web at www.patokeefe.net Web site now has an extensive collection of recipes with more added frequently. Need a past recipe or have a question, I will do my best to help, just email me. ENJOY!
