Banana Pudding
By suecreate
Always a favorite..best eaten right away as bananas become brown when left over.
- 8
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 T flour
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- dash of salt
- 3 cups milk
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 2 tsp vanilla extract divided
- 12 oz pkg vanilla wafers
- 6 medium bananas
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 6 T sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Combine flour, 1 1/3 cups sugar, and salt in heavy saucepan. Slowly stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 12 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat. Beat egg yolks. Whisk about 1/4 of hot mixture in egg yolks. Return hot mixture to saucepan. Cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stsir in 1 tsp vanilla.
Layer 1/3 of vanilla wafers(32 cookies) in a 3 qt baking dish. Slice 2 bananas and layer over wafers. Pour 1/3 of custard over bananas. Repeat layers twice.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add 6 T sugar, 1 T at a time beating until stiff peaks form. Add remaining 1 tsp vanilla and beat until blended. Spread meringue over warm custard, sealing to edge of dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.