Banana Pudding – A Southern Classic

There are a few dishes that are ‘must haves’ inwards a southern girl’s culinary repertoire.  Biscuits, gravy, cole slaw, murphy salad, pie in addition to a classic southern banana pudding recipe are merely a few that come upwards to mind.  Banana pudding is serious concern inwards the southward in addition to I direct keep met many-a-man that would telephone vociferation upwards it his all-time favorite dessert.  I mean value it reminds them of abode in addition to their mothers, in addition to that’s form of sweet.

Recently I was contacted past times an advertising means to come across if I’d hold upwards interested inwards selling ane of my photos in addition to also hired to bake in addition to shoot classic banana pudding for a overnice Southern gentlemen inwards Raleigh, NC.  Their customer wanted photos of southern nutrient hung inwards the halls of his novel component subdivision building.  “Why yes sir, I tin brand that for you!”  He was rattling specific inwards his request; it had to hold upwards topped alongside meringue in addition to layered inwards a trifle dish.  I tried shooting the pudding inwards a large trifle dish but wasn’t thrilled alongside the destination results.  I tweaked the recipe, made it ane time again in addition to used these private dishes.  I presented my finally production to the promotion means treatment the transaction in addition to they presented it to the client.  He loved it!  Yeah!  I mean value I could teach used to baking in addition to shooting desserts, in addition to getting paid for it.

I was rattling pleased alongside the finally recipe, hence much hence that I idea it should hold upwards posted on the blog.  These are a few of the photos that didn’t brand the customer cut.

I direct keep several nieces that withal alive inwards the deep south, hence this recipe may come upwards inwards handy ane day!

 

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Banana Pudding - a southern classic

A Southern Classic!

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 6 - 8 puddings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the pudding:

• 
  1/2
  cup
  cornstarch
  


• 
  1/8
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  2 1/2
  cups
  whole milk
  


• 
  1
  (14-ounce) tin sweetened condensed milk
  


• 
  2
  egg yolks
  


• 
  2
  teaspoons
  vanilla extract
  


• 
  3
  cups
  sliced ripe bananas
  sliced well-nigh 1/2 inch thick
  


• 
  1
  box Vanilla Wafers
  

For the meringue:

• 
  1/2
  cup
  water
  


• 
  1
  cup
  sugar
  


• 
  4
  egg whites
  


• 
  pinch
  of salt
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  cream of tarter
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Mix the cornstarch in addition to tabular array salt together inwards a large sauce pan. Whisk inwards the whole milk in addition to sweetened condensed milk to the cornstarch mixture. Whisk inwards the egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly alongside a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens, well-nigh 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oestrus in addition to add together the vanilla. Set aside piece preparing the meringue.
   
   


2. 
   
   Combine the H2O in addition to carbohydrate inwards a small-scale sauce pan. Bring it to a vigorous boil over medium-high heat. Allow the carbohydrate mixture to boil for five minutes, hence take from the oestrus in addition to ready aside. In the bowl of a stand upwards mixer fitted alongside the whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites on medium-low until frothy, well-nigh 1 minute. Add the cream of tarter in addition to salt. Continue beating on medium-high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer running on medium-low, carefully pour the hot syrup inwards a boring flow into the egg whites. Add the vanilla in addition to musical rhythm out on medium-high until the meringue has cooled a chip in addition to fairly stiff, glossy peaks form. This volition direct keep well-nigh 10 minutes.
   
   


3. 
   
   To get together the banana puddings, layer the bottom of your dish(es) alongside sliced bananas. Top alongside a dollop of pudding plenty to comprehend the bananas. Top alongside plenty vanilla wafers to comprehend the pudding. Repeat the layers starting alongside bananas, hence pudding, hence vanilla wafers. Top each alongside whatever banana slices left over. Using a condom spatula, happen each pudding alongside a dollop of meringue in addition to swirl inwards a decorative manner. Using a kitchen or culinary torch, lightly brownish the meringues. Serve immediately.
   
   


4. 
   
   If making the pudding inwards a large casserole dish, follow the instructions to a higher house but brownish the meringue inwards the oven assault depression broil. Watch the dessert carefully hence the meringue doesn't burn, this volition entirely direct keep a minute.
   
   


5. 
   
   Makes to a greater extent than or less 6-8 servings depending on the size of the trifle dish, casserole or private dessert cups.
   
   

Recipe Notes

(pudding adapted from Sue Lau/Food.com in addition to meringue adapted from America's Test Kitchen)

My hubby in addition to I went to an outdoor concert inwards Charlottesville, Virginia this past times weekend in addition to saw the latterly reunited grouping – Nickel Creek.  I’ve waited many years for them to teach dorsum together in addition to my hubby was hence sweet, he bought sixth row tickets!  They direct keep played together (other than the seven twelvemonth hiatus) since they were pre-teens.  They are celebrating 25 years together but are entirely inwards their 30’s.  They are amazing musicians.

We had fantastic seats!

Concert photos past times my Traveling Husband

The even atmospheric condition was amazing in addition to the band was fantastic.  We saved room for an even out, y'all know, similar a engagement – haha.   I promise y'all had a bully weekend too!  Thanks hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com