Dallas Dreams of Coconut Cream Pie

 Well, it is my birthday on Monday, so I decided to do an extra special day of pie making....TWO PIES. I actually decided to make two pies because I couldn't decide between two recipes, and I already had ingredients from both .... so ... I made them both.  One of them had coconut milk on the inside which sounded pretty yummy to me, but the other one had an interesting meringue on top with marshmallow cream. At this point, I don't know which one is better, because I have not eaten them yet! They looked so good, that Amy wanted to wait and show them off before we ate them.  The one with the marshmallow top does not have a traditional pie crust, so I'm not sure how I feel about that.  The other one with a whipped cream top is probably my best looking crust of all time.  I even "fluted"the edges like everyone suggests. One thing that helped was the right size of pan!  A very kind neighbor donated a 9" pie pan to my cause so now I will be able to make pies which are the right size!  Anyway, I am pleased with the way these pies look, tomorrow we will find out if they taste as good as the look!






  



The video this week is ONLY making the first pie (pictured on the right).  Click HERE to see the pie being made at high speed!



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