1/4 cup butter
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup flaked coconut (opt., increase oatmeal by 1/2 cup)
3/4 cup Quick cooking oats
1 Unbaked pie shell for 9 inch pie (single crust)
Mix all ingredients together and pour into pie shell.
Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minuted until golden brown. A knife inserted near the center will come out clean when done.
When I bake this on an open fire I put the empty pie shell, in a pan, into a heated Dutch Oven. I use a few rocks in the bottom of the Dutch, under the pie pan, to help keep the bottom of the pie from buring. I set the pan over just a few coals (four or five briquettes if using charcoal) a short distance away from the fire. I pour the filling carefully into the crust and cover the Dutch with the lid. I put more coals (12 or 14 briquettes) on the top of the Dutch Oven (I use about one third on bottom and two third coals on top ratio). If the Dutch is setting near the fire it is best to turn the Dutch a quarter turn every ten or fifteen minutes to keep it from burning on one side. Check pie after a half hour being careful not to get top coals or ashes in the pie. Add coals if the pie is not baking well.
Some say that these are old pioneer recipes....
