Banana Cream Pie
Makes:
2 - 3 Pies
Ingredients
Pie Crust Ingredients:
•2 1/2 Cups Flour
•3/4 Cup Shortening/Lard; cubed
•1 tsp Baking Powder
•1 tsp salt
•1 Egg
•1 tsp Vinegar
•1/2 Cup Water
Vanilla Pudding:
•3 Cups Milk
•1 Cup Cream
•1 Egg yolk
•1 tsp Vanilla extract
•1 cup Sugar
•1/8 tsp Salt
•1/2 Cup Cornstarch
Topping:
• 3-4 Bananas; slice just before topping
• Whipped Cream; prepared
Preparation
Preparation:
• In a food processor; add Flour and cubed Shortening/Lard. Pulsate a few times until combined.
• Next add baking powder and salt, pulsate to combine.
• Add Egg Vinegar and Water, pulsate once more to combine all ingredients well.
• Remove from the processor into a flour dusted Bowl, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Place chilled dough onto floured surface, roll out with a rolling pin to desired shape.
*Yields 1 large rectangle pie + 1 medium round or 3 medium round.
• Place rolled dough onto baking sheet (rectangle or round) cut small slits in the dough to prevent rising.
• Place another baking sheet on top of the dough, cut of the edges and leave second baking sheet on top to bake.
• Place in the Preheated oven; Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes, remove from oven and take off the top baking sheet, place can into the oven and bake for another 5-6 minutes uncovered. *Will brown quickly.
• Remove from Oven and let cool before adding pudding and toppings.
Vanilla Pudding:
• In a large saucepan; add Milk, cream, egg yolk and vanilla extract mix until well combined. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
• Meanwhile in a separate container; whisk together Sugar, Salt and Cornstarch.
• Mix dry ingredients to the Saucepan, whisk immediately to prevent clumps.
• Continue whisking until Bubbles start to pop on the side of the Saucepan.
• Mixture will feel thicker as your stirring.
• Take off Heat and let cool slightly before pouring pudding into pie Crust.
• Slice Bananas and place them on top of the pudding.
• Spread on Whipped Cream
• Refrigerate until ready to serve
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