Banana Streusel Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• pastry for single-crust pie
• 4 cups bananas, sliced (about 5)
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice, unsweetened
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon peel, shredded
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup macadamia nuts, chopped (or almonds)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 preheat oven to 450*. prepare and roll out the pie crust and place in a 9" pan. line the unpricked dough with a double thickness of foil. bake for 8 minutes and remove the foil. bake 4-6 minutes more, or until pastry is golden. remove from oven. reduce oven temperature to 375*.
• 3 filling:.
• 4 in a medium bowl, gently toss together the bananas, pineapple juice and lemon juice. drain, and reserve juices.
• 5 gently toss the bananas with lemon peel, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. turn into the pie shell.
• 6 in a small pan, combine the reserved juices and cornstarch. cook and stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly. pour over the banana mixture.
• 7 for streusel, combine the flour, brown sugar, nuts and the 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. cut in the butter with a pastry blender (or 2 forks), until like coarse crumbs. sprinkle over banana mixture. cover the edge of the pie with foil (so it won't get too brown).
• 8 bake @ 375* for 40 minutes or until topping is golden and edges are bubbly. cool & serve.