Necessity is the mother of invention so they say. Also of good recipes. This is another delicious coconut pie which came about because I didn’t have a tin of pineapple one time when I wanted to make it.
Rather than rush up to the local store, which would have cost me more as they are expensive I opted to adapt. Yes, I know, if I’d planned ahead it wouldn’t have happened. But hey, we won’t go there. And tinned pineapple is usually a staple in my pantry. Anyway the result was an even more delicious dessert.
Wheat and Gluten Free Lemon Coconut Pie
Pie shell
8 ounces of gluten free sweet biscuits – I use coconut biscuits but any sweet biscuit will do.
4 Tablespoons lemon juice (you can use orange juice, but I prefer lemon) or you can use a small amount of melted butter or margarine but why add extra calories?
Combine crushed biscuits and orange juice. Press into a pie dish greased with butter or margarine. Place in the fridge to chill.
Lemon filling
2 Tablespoons gluten free flour
Half a cup white sugar
One and a half cups water
5 tablespoons lemons lemon juice & 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (I like it tangy and so does Mick, but if you like it sweeter cut the amount of juice and zest (lemon rind) down.
2 eggs
2 ounces butter or margarine
Put flour and sugar in a saucepan and blend with water. Heat till boiling, stirring all the while. When mixture is thickened, simmer for 2 minutes. Take from heat. Stir in lemon juice, zest, butter and egg yolks. Pour this into chilled biscuit base.
Coconut Topping
1 tablespoon margarine
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
Half a teaspoon vanilla essence
Coconut
Third cup milk (I use skim milk, but you can use full cream if you want)
Beat butter and sugar to a cream. Add beaten egg, milk and enough coconut to make a firm mixture.
Spoon over chilled lemon filling. Bake in moderate oven till lightly golden. This dessert is delicious served hot or cold.
As always the ingredients I use are gluten free. If this is not a problem for you, just use any sweet biscuits and any plain flour.
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