Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                     pastry shell -- (9-inch)
                        unbaked
  1                cup  flaked coconut
  2                     eggs
  1                can  sweetened condensed milk -- (14oz)
  1 1/4           cups  hot water
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/8      teaspoon  ground nutmeg

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425F. Toast 1/2 cup coconut; set aside. Bake pastry shell 8 minutes; cool slightly. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat eggs. Add sweetened condensed milk, water, vanilla, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup coconut. Pour in to prepared pastry shell. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350F; bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Chill if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Custard Pie: Omit coconut. Proceed as above. By KKBG35A RUTH BURKHAR

Nutritional Information:

1127 Calories (kcal); 36g Total Fat; (28% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 169g Carbohydrate; 478mg Cholesterol; 1041mg Sodium