Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup flour or 3 Tbs cornflour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cup milk
- 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 2 Tbs butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
- (meringue made from the leftover egg whites, optional)
Instructions
Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Add milk gradually. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat till bubbly. Cook and stir an additional 2 minutes and remove from burner. Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks, immediately add egg yolk mixture to hot mixture and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla and stir till smooth. Slice 3-4 bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture and spread meringue (if desired) on top of the pie. Bake at 350 F for 12-15 minutes. Cool. (Instead of meringue, I sometimes top with fresh whipped cream.)