Ingredients
2½ cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
4 oz unsalted butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk
2½ cups coconut flakes
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
12 oz pie dough, prepared
¼ cup all-purpose flour, for dusting
cooking spray
coconut flakes, roasted, or desiccated coconut
Preparation
Preheat your oven at 300 degrees F.
Dust your working area with flour then roll out your pie dough evenly until you achieve about the ¼-inch thickness.
Place your pie tin on top of the pie dough to shape your required amount. Ensure to allot an additional ½-inch extra dough from your pie tin.
Cut the dough into the required shape and store any excess dough for future use.
Grease your pie tin and place the shaped pie dough onto the pie tin.
Crimp the edges to form a pattern, either using your fingers or a fork. Gently press down to have the pie dough stick to the pie tin.
In a mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs.
Gradually add sugar, salt, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and coconut flakes. Combine ingredients.
Pour the custard mixture into the prepared pie tin and transfer to a preheated oven.
Gradually add sugar, salt, buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla extract, and coconut flakes or desiccated coconut. Combine ingredients
Pour custard mixture into the prepared pie tin and transfer to a preheated oven
Bake at 300 degrees F for about 1 hour.
Transfer the cooked pie onto cooling racks and allow to cool down briefly before slicing. Serve while hot!
