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How to Make Delicious Coconut Bread and a Vintage Cocoanut Creme Date Pie

I have an extensive collection of very old cookbooks and recipe clippings, many of them going back to World War II.  I love old-fashion recipes and often read these old cookbooks as one would a novel.  I often chuckle while reading them because of the wording or spelling.  Such is the case of the following "Cocoanut" Date Pie recipe.  At first I thought it was a mistake in the recipe title.  But as I read further, I realized this was how someone spelled the word.  So don't get upset with me; I like presenting these vintage recipes in their original form.  I think you enjoy seeing them that way, too. But please don't misunderstand.  There is NO cocoa or chocolate in this pie!  Another thing I  love is coconut, so this column combines two of my favorite things.  Both the Cocoanut Creme Date Pie and the Coconut Bread are from my collection of vintage recipes.  I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do and as much as the original owners did.  If you like these recipes, share them with others as I am doing here.  I hate to see these old recipes forgotten and our younger generation never have a chance to enjoy some really good old-fashion food.

COCOANUT CREME DATE PIE
It was suggested this is a good pie "As winter fades into history and spring comes breezing in." So I thought this would be the perfect time to post it.

3 tbls. sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/3 cups tender-thin flaked cocoanut
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tbls. butter
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup dates, thinly sliced and sprinkled with: 2 tbls. lemon juice
1 baked 9-inch pie shell

Combine the 3 tbls. sugar, cornstarch, and salt in the top of double boiler. Add milk and egg yolks, stirring until smooth. Then add 1 cup of the cocoanut. Cook over boiling water 5 minutes, or until thickened, stirring constantly. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla and butter. Beat egg whites until foamy; add 1/4 cup sugar gradually, and beat until stiff. Fold in hot mixture. Cool 5 minutes. Fold in dates. Pour filling into pie shell and sprinkle with remaining cocoanut. Chill until set.

Old-Fashion Coconut Bread
This is an old Texas recipe.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups shredded coconut, toasted and cooled
1 1/2 cups milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp peanut oil*
1 tsp coconut extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch loaf baking pan.

Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl. Add the toasted coconut and blend well. Combine the milk, egg, oil, and coconut extract in another bowl; mix together well. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, all at once, and stir briefly just until blended. Do not overmix.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Invert from the pan and allow cool to room temperature before slicing.

*I often use canola oil.

Enjoy!

About the Author

I am a grandmother who has lived in 5 states and collected old recipes from each.  Some of the recipes in my collection go back as far as World War II.  If you would like to see more of my collection, visit my blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com

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