COLONIAL CREAM PIE

Preheat your oven to 180 deg C . I used a premade frozen pastry flan , defrosted it and skewered the base and sides of the flan and blind baked it in the oven for 15 minutes . Blend 3 tbs of cornflour with 2 cups of milk in a medium saucepan until smooth . Heat over a medium heat , adding 2 tbs of butter / marg , 1 tsp of vanilla extract , 1/2 cup of castor sugar . Stir over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mix starts to thicken . In a separate bowl mix together 2 egg yolks , now stir this through the milk mixture thoroughly and then add 1 tsp of lemon juice and 1 cup of shredded coconut , again mixing thoroughly . Now pour this into the pastry flan or individual ramequins , this recipe works well as a pie or as a dessert cream in a ramequin . Now place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the pie is set . I used a chocolate crumb on top with a sprinkle of shredded coconut . When completely cooled place in the refrigerator . Delicious .