Banana cream pie

Amy (and Saoirse) were kind enough to host our pie day, and she was also smart enough to pick a pie recipe that didn’t require competing for oven time! I am not usually a huge fan of bananas, but I loved this pie. I even had it for breakfast the next morning. 

The recipe came with two “Baker’s Notes”:

• To crush vanilla wafers, place a handful of cookies in a heavy-duty plastic bag, then roll over the bag with a rolling pin to crush them. When crushed, empty the bag into a measuring cup and repeat until you have the desired amount of crumbs.
• To get the pie slices to release easily from the pie pan, heat up a wet dish cloth in the microwave and heat until hot. Fold the cloth into a 9-inch square and place it on the counter. Place the pie on the hot cloth. In a few  minutes, the heat will soften the butter in the crumb crust enough that slices will slide from the pan.

‘Nilla wafer crust

Banana cream pie
Serves: 8
Source: The Prepared Pantry

Ingredients
For the crust:
2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
6 Tablespoons butter, melted

Banana cream pie

For the filling:
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk or light cream
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons butter
3 small to medium-sized bananas, sliced

Directions
1. For the crust: crush the vanilla wafers. Place the crushed wafers in a large bowl, add the sugar, and stir to combine. Add the melted butter and combine well. Evenly press the mixture into a buttered 9″ deep-dish pie pan. Place the crust in the freezer to get hard while you make the filling.

2. For the filling: place the sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Add the milk or light cream and whisk together, then whisk in the egg yolks.

3. Heat over low heat, stirring regularly, until the mixture is thick and just begins to bubble. Add the butter and vanilla and stir to combine. Let the mixture cool for 15 minutes.

4. Remove the pie crust from the freezer and spread the banana slices evenly across the bottom of the pie shell. Pour the filling over the banana slices. Chill for several hours.