I was finally able to make this pie! This is unusual but ever since I ate at Ryans and had a slice of their coconut cream pie, I've loved it ever since. And now I finally got to make it.
It was an interesting process, especially the main part, I guess the custard/cream. It usually works just fine if I don't have a double boiler, but a recipe calls for it. I just use a regular pot and I'm ok. But with the milk last night I was worried. Milk is a very fragile liquid, if you know what I mean. But it looked fine, albeit odd, and apparently tasted just fine.
It's always nice when it turns out good like that. I'm going to try and see if there are any pieces left, so that I can take one home. Besides the fact that I've got to get a picture of the inside.
Oh and the Meringue was fun last night as well. I think it was much better working this time. It took less time, but still took a while, and it looked much stiffer than before. I'm not sure what made it work better: the chilled bowl, or the faster speed. Every time I use that mixer I feel like I'm building a deck. It sounds exactly like a power tool and slow speed is fast on the older ones, so that's why I never went to fast on it.
