Pie No. 25 – Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie must be a staple inwards American pie making.  Ask anybody what’s inwards it in addition to I bet they tin say you.  Vanilla cream, bananas, in addition to meringue on top.   We dearest bananas at our identify thus it was alone a affair of fourth dimension earlier nosotros slipped this 1 inwards the line-up.  Meringue is non ever my favorite topping (I prefer sweetened whipped cream) precisely it actually adds something to this pie.  My hubby said it tastes similar banana pudding in addition to I agree.  Bananas are naturally sweet, delicious in addition to proficient for you.  Not that bananas brand this pie ‘super healthy’ precisely it doesn’t hurt!

I changed it upwards a flake past times making a cookie crust instead of the measure Crisco pie crust.  I would imagine Vanilla Wafers could live on substituted for the Chessmen Cookies, precisely I mean value this turned out pretty great.  You volition demand 1 bundle of cookies, half-dozen tablespoons butter in addition to 1/4 loving cup sugar.

Let’s recess for a instant in addition to verbalize most the nutrient processor.  Next to a blender in addition to toaster, this is the most used appliance inwards our kitchen.  I dearest this machine.  If you lot don’t pick out one, you lot should become one.  It ever amazes me how easily it completes the task. 

Please pardon this commercial interruption, I was inspired.  Crush or pulse 1 bundle of Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies.

Pulse until all cookies are crumbled.

Add half-dozen tablespoons melted butter in addition to 1/4 loving cup saccharide to the cookie mixture.

Lightly spray a pie plate alongside Pam.  Press the crumb mixture into the bottom in addition to upwards the sides of the pie plate.  Bake at 375 degrees for seven minutes.  Set aside to cool.

For the filling you lot volition demand eggs, vanilla, butter, flour, corn starch, salt, sugar, milk (not pictured) and bananas.

Separate the eggs reserving the whites for the meringue topping.  Lightly shell iii egg yolks inwards a pocket-sized mixing bowl.  Set aside.

In a medium saucepan combine the sugar, salt, cornstarch in addition to 1 tablespoon flour.  Stir inwards iii cups whole milk.

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens in addition to boils.  Boil 1 infinitesimal in addition to withdraw from heat. 

Blend one-half the milk mixture into the beaten eggs yolks. 

Stir the egg mixture dorsum into the saucepan mixing well.

Blend until the egg mixture in addition to the milk mixture are incorporated.  Return to the stove in addition to pick out to a boil.  Boil 1 to a greater extent than infinitesimal stirring constantly. 

Remove from rut in addition to blend inwards vanilla in addition to butter.  If you lot were making a plainly vanilla cream pie you lot would pour the mixture into the pie plate in addition to top equally desired.  Since we’re using bananas we’ll allow the mixture cool a flake earlier adding bananas. 

Once cooled downwards (not steaming) spread a pocket-sized amount of custard inwards the bottom of the baked crust.

Slice bananas in addition to position inwards a unmarried layer on top of the custard.

Top alongside most one-half of the custard in addition to add together 1 to a greater extent than layer of bananas. 

Top alongside the remaining custard in addition to fix aside.

For the meringue shell the leftover egg whites alongside cream of tartar.

Beat until foamy.  Next slow add together saccharide beating good later each addition.

Beat until meringue is rigid in addition to glossy.

Spread on top of the custard beingness careful to seal the meringue onto the border of the crust.  This helps foreclose the meringue from shrinking in addition to weeping.  I pick out heard that meringue should live on made on a sunny twenty-four lx minutes catamenia that’s non rattling humid.  Today was non 1 of those days.  So the meringue settled a petty in addition to didn’t overstep away along equally much of the fluff. 

Swirl the meringue for decorative top.

Place the pie inwards a preheated 400 marking oven until meringue is browned, most 8-10 minutes.  I pick out likewise browned the meringue under the broiler and used a kitchen torch. 

Allow the pie to cool gradually inwards a slightly warm location, away from drafts.  Chilling the pie earlier it cools volition likewise motility the meringue to fall.  Once properly cooled, refrigerate several hours earlier serving.

Enjoy!

Banana Cream Pie

(adapted from Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook – Vanilla Cream Recipe)

For the crust:

1 1/2 cups Chessmen Cookies, Crushed

1/4 loving cup sugar

6 tablespoons butter, melted

Mix together in addition to press into a 9-inch pie plate that has been lightly sprayed alongside Pam.

Bake at 375 degrees for seven minutes.  Cool

For the filling:

2/3 loving cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon flour

3 cups milk

3 egg yolks, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 medium bananas, sliced

Mix sugar, salt, cornstarch in addition to flour inwards a medium saucepan.  Gradually whisk inwards milk.  Cook in addition to stir over medium rut until mixture thickens in addition to boils.  Boil 1 infinitesimal in addition to withdraw from heat.  Slowly stir one-half the cooked mixture into the beaten eggs yolks.  Whisk the egg mixture dorsum into the custard inwards the saucepan.  Return to the stove in addition to pick out to a boil, stirring constantly.  Boil 1 to a greater extent than infinitesimal in addition to withdraw from heat.  Add butter in addition to vanilla in addition to blend well.  Set mixture aside to cool until no longer steaming.

Spread a pocket-sized amount of custard inwards the bottom of the baked pie crust.  Add a unmarried layer of sliced bananas.  Add 1/2 the remaining custard spreading over all bananas.  Top alongside around other layer of bananas, thus top alongside the remaining custard.  Set pie aside land preparing the meringue.

For the meringue:

3 Egg whites

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

6 tablespoons sugar

Beat egg whites alongside cream of tartar until foamy.  Gradually shell inwards sugar, a petty at a time.  Beat until whites are rigid in addition to glossy.  Pile meringue onto pie filling, sealing the meringue to the border of the crust.  Bake until delicately browned at 400 degrees for most 8 to 10 minutes.

Allow the pie to cool away from drafts.  Chill for several hours in addition to serve.  When cutting meringue, operate the knife nether hot H2O in addition to dry out earlier slicing.  This helps foreclose ripping or violent the meringue.

Thanks thus much for stopping by!  Have a keen week.

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com