President tyler's favorite dessert

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President Tyler called his favorite dessert Tyler's Pudding, but most desserts then were referred to as pudding. Today we call this recipe a coconut custard pie. If you shred fresh coconut, as the Tylers did, the recipe makes as rich and fresh a pie today as it did when Tyler enjoyed it. 4 eggs. slightly beaten ½ c sugar ¼ tsp salt 1½ c milk, scalded ¾ c heavy cream, scalded 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 c shredded fresh coconut One unbaked 9-inch pastry shell Add sugar and salt to eggs in a bowl and beat until just blended.

Gently mix in the scalded milk and cream and vanilla extract. Strain mixture into a bowl; stir in the coconut. Turn into pastry shell.

Bake at 450F for ten minutes. Reduce temperature to 350F and bake about 25 minutes longer, or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge of filling comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Store in refrigerator until to serve. Makes one 9-inch pie. Source: WHITE HOUSE COOKBOOK, Culinary Arts Institute, 1968 ...From the hearth in Sandee's Kitchem...

Submitted By FRED TOWNER On 10-16-94

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