Preheat the oven to 350°F and roll out one piece of pie dough large enough to fit into your pie pan. For a 9-inch pie dish that would be about 12-inches in diameter.

Chill dough for 30 minutes and then line the pie dish, folding to fit it snuggly into the edges. Roll excess pie dough under in a spiral and press lightly onto the pie dish lip. Flute or crimp decoratively.

Line with parchment paper and fill with pie weights, beans or rice.

Bake in a preheated oven for 12-20 minutes or until the bottom crust begins to brown. Remove parchment and weights and continue baking until the bottom and edges have turned a nice golden brown. Set aside to cool.

In a medium saucepan, whisk together the coconut milk, flour, sugar, and pinch of salt. Cook over medium heat and until the mixture thickens, whisking occasionally.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until lightened slightly.

Using a ladle or measuring cup, pour the hot milk mixture into the whisked yolks ½ cup at a time and whisk to combine.

Once all the hot milk mixture has been added to the yolks, pour it back into the saucepan.

Return the pot to the stove and cook over low heat to pudding consistency. It will coat the back of a wooden spoon and hold a line when you draw your finger through it, just like crème anglaise.

Whisk in the butter, vanilla extract, and optional coconut extract, followed by shredded coconut. Pour into the cooled pie crust, place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface, and chill completely in the refrigerator. This will take several hours, but overnight (12 hours) is best.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or in a large bowl with a hand mixer or whisk, whisk together heavy cream, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract.

Whisk or whip on medium speed until stiff peaks just begin to form.

Remove the plastic wrap from the top of the coconut custard filling. Pipe or mound whipped cream on top of cooled custard.

Sprinkle cooled, toasted flaked coconut on top. Chill briefly before serving for the best slices.