BANANA CREAM PIE****

By Nicky

Ingredients

• 3 - 5 bananas
• 2 1/4 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/4 c. cold water
• 1 1/4 c. boiling water
• 1 tsp. butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 egg yolks
• 2/3 c. granulated sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Make pie crust and bake.

Mix cornstarch and cold water together. Add everything except for the bananas in a heavy saucepan. Boil until mixture is thick, stir constantly - do not burn. Place a thin layer of filling in baked pie shell, then the sliced bananas. Repeat this until all is used. Whip up the egg whites and sugar to make a meringue. Top the pie with the meringue and brown the meringue in a slow oven.