Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie

 "Banana Cream Pie is one of the yummiest things on earth and this is a great one."

Ingredients
Original recipe makes 1 9-inch pie

•  3/4 cup white sugar 
•  1/3 cup all-purpose flour 
•  1/4 teaspoon salt
•  2 cups milk
•  3 egg yolks, beaten 
•  2 tablespoons butter 
•  1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract 
•  1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked 
•  4 bananas, sliced

 Directions

1. In a saucepan, combine the 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.
2. Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
3. Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture. 
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Chill for an hour.

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