Banana Puddin’ on a Shoestring

By awright0511

Nondairy milk works just fine, as long as it isn’t fat free.
Looking for something to do with the 4 egg whites you have left over? Make Quick {Sandwich} Bread (use the “search GF Shoestring” function at the top of the blog to find the recipe).

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 5 to 6 tablespoons all-purpose gluten-free flour (I use Better Batter)
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 extra-large egg yolks
• 3 cups milk (low-fat is fine, nonfat is not)
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons dark rum (optional)
• 15 to 20 gluten-free ‘nilla wafers
• 3 ripe (but not overripe) bananas, sliced into disks
• whipped cream for serving (optional)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, whisk together the sugar, 5 tablespoons of flour and salt. Add the egg yolks, and mix to combine. No heat yet.
In a separate, medium sized saucepan over medium heat, bring the milk and vanilla to a simmer. Remove the pan from the heat.
In a slow pour, slowly pour 1/4 cup of the warm milk mixture to the sugar-flour-salt-egg yolk mixture in the large saucepan, whisking constantly. Place the large saucepan on the stove, and turn the heat to medium-low. Whisking constantly, add the rest of the milk mixture in a slow pour to the large saucepan. Continue to whisk over medium-low heat until the pudding begins to thicken (about 2 minutes). It should not be very thick, as it will thicken upon standing after being removed from the heat. If the pudding does not seem to be thickening, add the final tablespoon of flour, continuing to whisk.
Remove the large saucepan from the heat, and stir in the butter and the (optional) rum.
In 4 to 6 separate small containers, or one large container, place a layer of nilla wafers, then a layer of banana slices, and a layer of pudding. Repeat the wafer-banana-pudding layers until you reach the top of the container.
Refrigerate the mixture until chilled, at least one hour. Top with (optional) whipped cream before serving.