Banana Cream Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 bananas, sliced
• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. add the milk gradually while stirring gently. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes and then remove from the burner.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine the egg yolks with a few large spoonfuls of the cooked milk mixture and mix together to temper the eggs so that they won't curdle.
• 3 return the egg mixture to the rest of the cooked milk mixture. cook for about 2 more minutes or until thickened. remove from burner and add vanilla and butter.
• 4 slice the bananas and place into the bottom of the cooled, cooked pastry shell.
• 5 pour pie mixture over bananas and top with meringue.
• 6 bake @ 350* for 12-15 minutes until meringue is lightly browned.
• 7 chill for 1 to 2 hours before serving.