Banana Pudding Pie
Ingredients:
1 9-inch pie crust (store-bought or homemade), baked and cooled
3 bananas, sliced
2 cups of milk
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
A pinch of salt
3 large egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions:
-Start by making the vanilla pudding. In a medium saucepan, mix flour, sugar, and salt. Gradually whisk in the milk over medium heat until smooth and thickened.
-Simmer gently for 2 minutes. Then, temper the egg yolks by whisking a small amount of the hot mixture into them. Gradually add the tempered yolks back into the saucepan, continuously whisking.
-Cook for another minute on low heat, then remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla extract. Let it cool slightly.
-Arrange banana slices in the cooled pie crust. Pour the warm pudding over the bananas. Cover with plastic wrap touching the pudding surface and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.
-Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Spread this over the pie. Optionally, garnish with extra banana slices or vanilla wafers.
-Serve the pie cold. Enjoy the delightful fusion of flavors and textures that make this dessert a timeless classic, now reinvented as a pie!
