Royal Key Lime Pie

My Mom only a few times, fast forward 50 or so years and I still remember this pie.  I think I liked it so much because it has coconut in it.  The lime color made it a perfect desert on St Patrick's Day!

Ingredients

1 box lime pudding filling

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

2 tablespoons softened butter

1 sliced banana

Prepare a pie shell, prior to baking mix a 1 cup flaked coconut and 2 T softened butter together.  Spread mixture over the bottom and sided of the pastry. Bake at 475 for 8-10 minutes.

Prepare 1 box of lime filling as directed on package.  Once filling is cooked fold in 1 cup thinly sliced bananas and pour into prepared pie shell.  Top with meringue and sprinkle with 1/2 cup coconut on top.  Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes.  

Pastry

Makes two 

2 Cups all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt

1 cup vegetable 

1 egg

2 Tablespoons cold water

1 teaspoon white vinegar

In a mixing bowl combine flour and salt.  Add shortening to the flour mixture cutting in with a pastry blender until well blended.  Mix together egg, water and vinegar making sure mixture is cold.  Add to flour and shortening mix with a fork.  Divide dough into two and create two discs. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.  Roll out pastry, place in pie pan and fill.