You can substitue a baked regular pie shell for the Almond Crumb Crust if you like: COCONUT CREAM PIE WITH ALMOND CRUMB CRUST Almond Crust [You can substitue a baked regular pie shell for the Almond Crumb Crust if you like]: 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs 1/3 cup finely ground blanched almonds 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 tsp nutmeg 5 TBL butter, melted 1/4 tsp almond extract Combine all ingredients & pat the mixture evenly onto the bottom & up the sides of a greased 9" pie plate. Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Filling: 2 cups milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup + 1 TBL cornstarch 1/2 tsp salt 2 egg yolks, beaten 1 TBL vanilla 1 TBL butter 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut Scald the milk in a large saucepan. Mix together the sugar, cornstach & salt in a small bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the heated milk. Cook over low heat just until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Add a little of the hot mixture to the egg yolks & stir to combine. Return to the suacepan along withe the vanilla, butter & coconut. Cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat; cover the mixture with a sheet of waxed paper or plastic wrap placed directly on the surface so the filling won't form a skin. Cool, then chill 2 hours or more. Pour the filling into the pie shell. Topping: 2 cups heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp sugar Combine the cream, vanilla & sugar. Whip until the mixture forms soft peaks. Spread over filling.~~ |