Soft Coconut Macaroons

Mom, is this your current recipe?

1/4 c flour
2/3 c sugar (+2 T, if the coconut is unsweetened)
1/4 t salt
2 2/3 c coconut
4 egg whites
2 t extract: vanilla or almond or whatnot
1 c chopped almonds or additional coconut

Mix all except egg whites. Stir in whites and flavoring. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.

Anzacs

4 oz butter (1/2 c)
1 T maple syrup
4 oz flour (1 c)
1/2 t baking powder
4 oz rolled oats (1 c)
4 oz shredded coconut (1 c)
4 oz sugar (1/2 c)

Soften butter slightly, cream with syrup and sugar. Add remaining ingredients. Roll in small balls, bake at 350 for 15 min on greased sheets.

Coconut Cream Pie

A tremendous favorite of mine; I tried to make it once my first year of med school and the filling did not set up. It was pretty good deeply chilled (frozen and thawed a little). Main values are for a 9" shell; parenthetical values are for a 7"? shell.

3/4 c sugar (1/2 c)

4 T cornstarch (2 T + 2 t)

1/4 t salt (1/4 t)

2 1/2 c milk (1 2/3 c)

3 beaten egg yolks (2)

3 T butter (2T)

2 t vanilla (1.5 t)

1 c coconut (2/3 c)

Put sugar and salt in 2 1/4 c milk and eggs. Scald while stirring. Mix starch into 1/4 milk; stir this in to the rest. Stir and cook till it coats a spoon and looks translucent. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 10 minutes. In the shell, you can top this with whipped cream or a meringue. It is fun to sprinkle toasted coconut on top.