My Story in Recipes
  • Recipe Index
  • Blog Posts
  • My Story
  • Connect

Banana Cream Pie

7/3/2012

0 Comments

 
Picture
​I made a spectacular lunch Father's day lunch this year - grilled steel head trout, tequila chicken, herbed basmati rice, roasted broccoli, homemade rolls and for dessert I made a blueberry pie.  Now you are probably wondering why I don't have a picture of blueberry pie at the top of this post.  The reason for that is that my blueberry pie really took a back seat to a banana cream pie.  I will share with you the story of how this pie came that started out as an afterthought, became the star of my Father's Day lunch.
I have tried a lot of pie crust recipes and I've finally found one that works beautifully - every time.  It never fails to produce a tender, flaky and buttery crust for my pies.  (If you are looking for a new recipe - you should check this one out.)  I like to roll my pie dough out extra thin so I usually get 3 dough's from one recipe.  I made my blueberry pie which left me with 1 extra dough.  Without having a real plan of attack, I decided that the dough was too nice to freeze so I rolled it out and fit it into another pie dish.  
Picture
​I put the crust into the oven to bake and then realized that I needed to come up with a filling for this delicious crust.  I considered a traditional apple but June just didn't seem like the right time to bake an apple pie.  I even thought briefly about a canned fruit filling but there was no pie filling to be found in my pantry. 
Picture
​I was just about to give up on my idea of a fruit filling for this buttery crust, when I spied a couple of perfectly rips bananas sitting on the counter.  I had what Oprah would call a "light bulb" moment and got right to work on my banana cream pie. 
Picture
Banana Cream Pie
​¾ cup + 2 Tablespoons sugar        
¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons cornstarch       
1/8 teaspoon salt              
3 cups half & half                
3 egg yolks                  
2 Tablespoons butter, cut up         
2 teaspoons vanilla            
2 bananas      
​Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. 
Picture
Picture
​Whisk in egg yolks and milk.  
​Heat on medium 5 minutes or until thickened – stirring constantly.  Continue cooking 1 minute longer.  
​Remove from heat and whisk in butter.  Add vanilla.  
Picture
Picture
​Pour filling into crust and cover with plastic wrap.  Cool to room temperature.  (6 hours)  
​Slice bananas and arrange on top.  
Picture
Picture
Picture
​Top with whipped cream and refrigerate until serving.
Picture
​This little banana cream pie ended up taking center stage on the dessert table.  I was surprised that when given the choice between the two pies, everyone chose banana cream over blueberry pie.  It was a huge hit.  It caused quite a discussion at the end of the day as to which of the fathers was going to actually end up with what little pie was leftover.
From now on, it will be banana cream pie at our family gatherings.  It requires a lot less work than a blueberry pie and it is overwhelmingly preferred.  Yea!
Picture
Ciao!
Click here for a printable version of this recipe
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Like my page on facebook.

    Follow me on Instagram


    Follow Me on Pinterest

    Categories

    All
    30 Minute Meals
    30-minute-meals
    Big Green Egg Recipes
    Chocolate
    Christmas Classics
    Comfort Foods
    Crock Pot Meals
    Fall Favorites
    Healthy-choices
    Healthy-choices
    My Favorites
    Springtime Treats
    St Patrick's Day Goodies
    Summertime Specialties
    Thanksgiving Classics
    Valentine Treats
    Vegetarian
    Winter Warm Ups

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011

  • Recipe Index
  • Blog Posts
  • My Story
  • Connect