BANANA CREAM PIE****

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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.