Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Banana Cream Pie Recipe.

Ingredients:

Dough for single-crust pie
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 TSP salt
2 cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks, room temperature, lightly beaten
2 TBSPs butter
1 TSP vanilla extract
3 medium, firm bananas
Whipped cream, optional

Recipe Instructions:

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8" thick circle; transfer to a 9" pie plate.
Trim to 1/2 in.
beyond rim of plate; flute edge.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Line crust with a double thickness of foil.
Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.
Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes.
Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer.
Cool on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; stir in milk and mix well.
Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat.
Stir a small amount into egg yolks; return all to saucepan.
Bring to a gentle boil.
Cook and stir 2 minutes; remove from the heat.
Add butter and vanilla; cool slightly.

Slice bananas into crust; pour filling over top.
Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
Store in the refrigerator.
If desired, garnish with whipped cream and additional sliced bananas.

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