Banana Cream Pie - adaptation for Coconut Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie

3 Tablespoons corn starch

1 2/3 cups water

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 can sweet and condensed milk

3 egg yolks

Mix and cook until barely bubbles.  (do not cook longer)

Add 2 Tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla

Let cool, stir a bit and cool some more

Slice firm (not over-ripe) bananas in the bottom of a COOKED pie shell.  Dip bananas in lemon juice if you want.

Pour pudding mixture over . Let cool and set.

FOR COCONUT CREAM PIE---omit bananas and stir in 1/2 cup coconut.  Sprinkle toasted coconut on top.