~Banana Cream Pie~

I made this pie when my parents were visiting and we all agree it is a keeper!  Very basic ingredients and a little stirring time on the stove is all it takes to make this classic pie!!!  

Yield: One 9 inch pie (6-8 servings)

3/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks beaten

2 Tbsp butter

1 1/4 tsp vanilla

2 bananas sliced

1 pre-baked pie crust

Combine Sugar, Flour, Salt, and Milk in saucepan.  Stir over medium heat. Bubbles will form.  Keep stirring another 2 minutes, then remove from heat.  

Add a couple spoonful’s of the hot mixture to beaten egg yolks to slowly bring them to temperature (This will prevent any scrambled eggs in your delicious pudding).  Add to the rest of the hot mixture and return to stove.

Cook while stirring constantly for 2 minutes.  Turn off heat.  Add Butter and Vanilla.  Mix until smooth (at least 5 minutes to allow the mixture to cool a bit).  

Place 1 sliced Banana over the pie crust. 

Pour the pudding on top.  Cool 3 minutes then cover with plastic wrap that touches the pudding to prevent any film from forming (not very tasty).  

Cool 10 minutes then transfer to refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour. 

Serve with an additional sliced banana and whipped cream!

 This recipe would work out wonderfully if you want to serve it as banana (or even plain vanilla) pudding instead of a pie.  You could serve the pudding with some vanilla wafers and whipped cream for a very nice dessert!

Sweet Dreams,
Cindy