Banana Cream Pie

• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. all-purpose flour or 1/4 c. cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 c. milk
• 4 eggs
• 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 (9-inch) baked pastry shell
• meringue for pie
• 3 bananas

1. For filling, in a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour or cornstarch and salt.
2. Gradually stir in milk.
3. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
4. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Separate egg yolks from whites. Set whites aside for meringue.
7. Beat egg yolk slightly.
8. Gradually stir 1 cup of the hot mixture into yolks.
9. Return egg mixture to saucepan.
10. Bring to a gentle boil.
11. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
12. Stir in butter or margarine and vanilla.
13. Slice 3 bananas into bottom of pastry shell.
14. Pour hot filling into baked pastry shell.
15. Spread meringue over hot filling.
16. Seal to edge. Bake in a 350u0b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden.
17. Cool. Cover; chill to store.
18. Makes 8 servings.

sugar, allpurpose flour, salt, milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, pastry shell, meringue, bananas

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=356695 (may not work)