Banana Cream Pie

By á-4395

Ingredients

• Pie & Filling:
• 1 9in pie shell, baked & cooled
• 1/3 C sugar
• 1/2 C sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 C milk
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 T butter
• 2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced
• Meringue:
• 3 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/3 C sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Mix 1/3 C sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan; add milk gradually, stirring until smooth. Cook until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Mix a small portion of the hot mixture iwth egg yolks, return to saucepan and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add vanilla and butter. Cool. Place bananas in bottom of cooled shell, add filling and top with meringue.
Meringue:
Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until frothy. Add 1/3 C sugar gradually. Continue beating egg whites until they hold a glozzy peak. Spoons meringue onto filling, sealing to the edge of the crust.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or until nicely browned.