My grandma made many a pie raising five children in Franklin County long ago … a proper meal wasn’t “fit’n” without dessert! I remember her cracking fresh coconuts and grating them, especially for her cakes, but you don’t need to do all that. This recipe quickly makes two pies, or use mini muffin pans for bite-sized treats for snacks and parties.
Course Brunch, Dessert, Pie
Cuisine American, Southern Desserts
Author Wendy Perry
Ingredients
4eggs,lightly beaten
1 ¾cupsugar
½cupself rising flour
2cupssweet milk
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
10-14ouncesgrated coconut,sweet or unsweetened
½stickbutter, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients and pour into two 8" pie plates. Bake for about 40 minutes until solid in the center.
Notes
What is sweet milk?
Sometimes you might come across a vintage recipe like this one that calls for “sweet” milk. This is nothing but regular white milk. Back in the day, milk was referred to this way to delineate it from the other most frequently used milk, buttermilk. So if you come across an old family recipe that calls for sweet milk, just grab your plain old milk and cook!