Easy Coconut Cream Pie Recipe By Paula Deen Food

COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For crust: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and sugar. Using a pastry blender, cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a dough forms. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and shape into a rectangle. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a rimmed 13x9-inch baking sheet with cooking spray.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 15x12-inch rectangle. Press dough into bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Top with a piece of parchment paper, letting excess extend over edges of pan. Add pie weights.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully remove paper and weights. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 8 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, for filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt; whisk in milk, coconut milk, and egg yolks until smooth. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and whisk in coconut and vanilla.
• Spread filling into prepared crust. Let cool for 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface of filling to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cold and firm, about 3 hours. Just before serving, top with Coconut Whipped Cream. Garnish with toasted coconut, if desired.
• In a large bowl, beat cream and sugar with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add coconut milk, beating until stiff peaks form.

EASY COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack or until edge is golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer or. Cool on a wire rack., In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk; cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. , Remove from the heat; gradually stir about 1 cup of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Return all to saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until nearly boiling. Reduce heat; cook and stir about 2 minutes more (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in 1 cup coconut, butter and vanilla. , Pour into crust; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Chill for several hours before serving.

PAULA'S COCONUT CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Heat 2 1/2 cups milk in a saucepan.
• Beat the egg yolks with the remaining 1/2 cup milk.
• Mix the sugar, salt and cornstarch. Add this mixture to the egg and milk mixture.
• Take 1/4 cup of the heated milk and add to the egg mixture., then add this mixture to the rest of the heated milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes, until thick. Remove from heat.
• Add the vanilla and butter and stir. Fold in the coconut. Pur into baked pie crust.
• Let cool. When ready to serve, top with whipped cream.

COCONUT CREAM CAKE - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour three 9 inch round pans. (I put small parchment round in the bottom of the pan).
• For the cake, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour and baking powder: add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with flour.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until firm to the touch.
• Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pans, then turn out to cool completely.
• While the cakes cool, make the filling: In a large chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff. Fold in the sour cream, then gradually add the confectioners sugar. Stir in the vanilla, then fold in the coconut.
• To serve, split each cake later in half horizontally. Spread the filling between the layers and on the top of the cake. Place the cake in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3 days before serving.
• When ready to serve remove from refrigerator and sprinkle with coconut. If desired frost with cool whip and then sprinkle coconut.

SO EASY COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together and pour in pie shell.
• Bake 30-45 minutes or until firm.