OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CREAM PIE-JUST LIKE GRANDMA’S

Banana Cream Pie is one of my all-time favorite desserts. Let me tell you though, I’m not alone in loving it. My whole family adores this pie.
And really, is there anyone on the planet who doesn’t? This diner classic is old-fashioned, pure All-American goodness!
A thick, buttery, cookie crust layered with rich, decadent vanilla custard and lots of fresh bananas all topped with a mountain of fresh homemade whipped cream.
Oh pahh-leeeeeze!
Cooking the Custard: the custard needs to be cooked to almost a boil reaching a temperature of almost 212 degrees. The egg yolks have a starch-digesting enzyme called alpha-amylase. In order for a successful gelling of a starch in the recipe, it has to be cooked at that temperature. If it’s not, the left-over enzymes in the eggs, digests all of the nice firm starch gel and your custard is nothing but liquid.

After the custard has been prepared on the stove top, it needs to cool down a bit. So, the first thing you do, is pour the filling into a shallow bowl. Cook’s Illustrated suggests using a second pie plate instead of a bowl. I love this idea. It’s obviously the perfect size. It’s shallow depth and fairly wide diameter help the filling cool more rapidly than a smaller standard mixing bowl would allow.

INGREDIENTS

• CRUST:
• 2 1/2 Cups Coarsely Crushed Vanilla Wafers
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Butter Melted
• FILLING:
• 1/2 Cup Plus 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
• 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
• 5 Large Large Egg Yolks Lightly Beaten
• 1 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
• 1 Cups Heavy Cream
• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• 1 Teaspoon or more to taste Brandy
• 2 Bananas Firm, But Ripe
• TOPPING:
• 2 Cups Heavy Cream
• 3 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. MAKE THE CRUST:
2. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the vanilla wafer crumbs and sugar. Add the butter and mix well. Press firmly onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and cool completely before adding filling (about 1 hour).
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