Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Banana Cream Pie

Submitted by Grace

DESCRIPTION

From the kitchen of a restaurant on Minnesota’s north shore.

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs separated
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 or more (depending on size) bananas
  • whipped cream

Crust:

  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

Crust:

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine. Press firmly and evenly against bottom and sides of pie pan. Bake 10 minutes and cool.

Filling:

Heat 2 cups milk in sauce pan. Combine sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 cup milk and egg yolks and add to the hot milk and cook until thick. Beat egg whites until stiff and add 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add to cooked mixture and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Slice bananas into mixture. Pile in graham cracker shell, refrigerate until cool, then top with whipped cream.


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