Banana Cream - homemade - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

BANANA CREAM PIE etc

This was originally called Vanilla Cream Pie as it served as a basis for several kinds – for instance – make the filling then slice 3 bananas into a cooled 9” pasty shell; top with the Vanilla Cream Pie filling and Meringue.  YUM.  But you can substitute brown sugar for the granulated sugar and increase butter to 3T. to make Butterscotch Pie – you can add 1/3 cup of coconut and then a bit on top after the meringue has been baked for a Coconut Cream Pie.

I used to make my gpa’ one every time we’d go down from Purdue to visit with him – he loved ‘’em but the very last time I used pudding & pie filling and a boughten crust. He said, “This isn’t too bad but make me one next time!”  He did a couple of days later and I always felt sooo guilty. Last time I made my father-in-law one he had fallen and busted his head.  He wanted to say thank you to the nurses and doctors who took care of him so I made him one and brought the stuff to cut it up and dish it out to them. They were so appreciative and he loved it too – his last pie. He got worse and spent a week in hospice before passing but at least I got one last good pie to him.  

This is a bit hard to make but well worth it!

¾ C. Sugar

1/3 C. All-purpose flour or 3 T. cornstarch

¼ tsp. salt

2 C. Milk

3 slightly beaten egg yolks (save the whites for the meringue)

2 T. butter or margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

1 9” baked pastry (pie) shell

1 recipe Meringue

Oven 350

In saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; gradually stir in milk.  Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture boils and thickens then cook 2 minutes longer.  Remove from heat.

Stir small amount hot mixture into the yolks; return to hot mixture; cook 2 more minutes, STIR constantly.  Remove from heat.  Add butter and vanilla; cool to room temperature. To prevent a crust from forming put clear plastic wrap or waxed paper directly on the top; touching surface of the hot pudding clear to sides of bowl. Pour into baked pastry shell.