BUKO (young coconut) PIE

Pie Crust Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup pure lard (cow or chicken)
1/4 cup ice water


Materials:
Sieve
Container
Pastry blender or fork

Procedure:
1. Sift flour in container.
2. Add salt and lard and mix roughly.
3. Sprinkle water a little at a time.
4. Mix until flour is dampened and made into a dough.
5. Press dough and set aside.


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Buko Pie Ingredients:
5 cups not-too-young buko (coconut)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup raisins
2 tablespoons butter


Materials:
Cooking utensils
Mixing utensils


Procedure:
1. Slice buko. Set aside.
2. Heat oven to 205 C.
3. Line a 23-cm. pie pan with half of crust making a high, rounded edge.
4. Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons flour and sprinkle on bottom of crust.
5. In a saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, salt, and cinnamon.
6. Add water and drop raisins.
7. Cook in medium heat till everything becomes smooth.
8. Add butter and buko while stirring.  When mixture gains some thickness, take it out and pour into the crust.
9. Use the remaining crust to cover the pie. Sprinkle with sugar.
10. Bake until pie becomes golden brown.

Health Benefits of Coconut:
Coconut is a tropical fruit that is rich in protein. The meat of the coconut is very good in destroying intestinal parasites, that we get from eating infected food. Coconut water is good for kidney and urinary bladder problems.

Matured Coconut

Nutritive Values : Per 100 gm.

• Vitamin A :
• Vitamin B : Thiamine .10 mg.;
• Riboflavin :
• Niacin :
• Vitamin C : 2 mg.
• Calcium : 21 mg.
• Iron : 2.0 mg.
• Phosphorus : 98 mg.
• Fat : 34.7 gm.
• Carbohydrates : 14 gm.
• Protein : 3.4 gm.
• Calories : 359

Other Health Benefits of Coconut :

1. Prevents simple goiter (enlarged non-toxic thyroid) because of its organic iodine content.
2. Good body builder, so it is a food recommended for building up the body muscles of thin and emaciated individuals.
3. Constipation and for any build-up of gas in the stomach and intestinal tract.
4. Coconut milk has been found to help cases of sore throat as well as relieving stomach ulcers.
5. Coconut oil has been found to heal cuts, scratches, burns and sunburns.
6. The oil has also been recommended for facial massage and is reported to be good as a wrinkle remover.
7. Coconut oil is also good for the scalp and hair and makes hair dressing unnecessary.
8. Intake of at least 2 Tbsp. of Virgin coconut oil per day can lessen your Vitamin E requirement.
9. Coconut water is good for kidney and urinary bladder problems.