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National Banana Cream Pie
Day
March 2
9-inch inch baked pie shell
3/4 cup granulated
sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3
egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla
extract
3 to 4 bananas
sweetened whipped cream for garnish
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour, and
salt.
Add milk in gradually while stirring gently.
Cook over medium
heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly.
Keep stirring and
cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
Stir a small
quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add
the egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture.
Return to burner and
cook for 2 more minutes, constantly stirring.
Remove mixture from the stove
and add butter and vanilla. Stir until it has a smooth consistency.
Slice
bananas into cooled baked pastry shell.
Top with pudding mixture.
Bake
12 to 15 minutes.
Chill for an hour.
Serve pie garnished with a dollop
of whipped cream.
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