2 9 inch baked pie shells – pre-made shells from the store need to be forked bottom and sides!
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
6 cups milk
12 egg yolks, slightly beaten
4 Tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups coconut
or 2 or 3 Bananas
or can Huckleberry pie filling
Heat water in bottom of double boiler to simmer
Combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt in top of double boiler
Mix with wooden spoon
Blend in milk gradually, then add egg yolks
Add butter
Place over rapidly boiling water so pan is touching water
Cook until thick and smooth, about 7 minutes, stirring constantly
Scrape down sides of pan frequently
Remove from heat
Add vanilla
Stir until smooth and blended, scraping sides of pan well
Divide in halves
Add coconut to 1 half
Pour hot coconut filling into baked pie shell
and pour other half into the pie shell with the banana slices
Top banana slices when ready to serve
Cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap and cool
For a 9 inch Banana Cream pie leave out the coconut, cover bottom of pie shell with banana slices, add filling, and cover the top with bananas
For a 9 inch Huckleberry Cream pie leave out the coconut, make the custard filling and cover the bottom of a cooked pie shell. Cover that layer with huckleberry pie filling.