Coconut Pie With Tropical Fruits (Brazil)

Ingredients
9 Inch Pie Shell
2 Cups Milk
4 Medium Eggs
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Butter
1/2 Cup Coconut -- grated
Mango -- sliced
Papaya -- sliced
 

Chill pie shell for 30 minutes before baking. preheat oven to 350 degrees. scald the milk in a double boiler until bubles form around the outer edge of the pan. beat the eggs in a bowl and add the sugar, salt, vanilla, butter and grated coconut. stir in the scalded milk and transfer to the pie shell. bake for 30 minutes or until the custard sets. remove from heat let cool and transfer to the frig. cut the pie and decorate with carved fruit slices.