Belizeans Favourite Foods/Erleen Godfrey

Coconut Pie

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INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 coconut (grated) 3 eggs (beaten) 1 tsp nutmeg (grated) 5ml
1 tsp lemon or vanilla essence 5ml 1 small can evaporated milk (3/4 cup) 200ml 3/4 tin condensed milk (to taste)



1 Use short-crusty pastry for dough.
2 Remove outter brown skin of coconut. (Or use half-green coconut).
3 Grate coconut.
4 Preheat oven to 450 F/230 C.
5 Beat eggs until frothy.
6 Add essence, nutmeg and evaporated milk. Mix well.
7 Sweeten to taste with condensed milk.
8 Add grated coconut. Mix well.
9 Put mixture in pie shell. Bake at 450 F/230 C for 15-20 minutes.
10 Lower oven to 350 F/180 C.
11 Bake until filling is firm when touched. Filling should not shake.

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