Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Banana Cream Pie
From: 00sgmoses@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour or
• 3 Tbs cornstarch (I use the cornstarch)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups 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)
  

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Add milk gradually. Cook, stiring constantly, over medium heat til 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, stiring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla and stir til 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 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Cool.