Creamy banana pie is a delectable pie is from a recipe I found years ago, and everyone who tastes it enjoys its delicious oldfashioned flavor. From "Rita Pribyl of Indianapolis Indiana"
Ingredients
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
2-3/4 cups milk
4 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 medium firm bananas, divided
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
1 pastry shell (10 inches), baked
Juice and grated peel of 1 lemon
1/2 cup apple jelly
Method
Soften gelatin in cold water; set aside. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt.
Whisk in the milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly.
Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
Stir a small amount of hot filling into yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil.
Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; stir in softened gelatin until dissolved.
Stir in butter and vanilla. Cover the surface of custard with plastic wrap and chill until no longer warm.
Stir in butter and vanilla. Cover the surface of custard with plastic wrap and chill until no longer warm.
Slice 3 bananas; fold into custard along with whipped cream. Spoon into pie shell. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 4-5 hours.
Just before serving, place lemon juice in a small bowl and slice the remaining banana into it.
Melt jelly in a saucepan over low heat.
Drain banana; pat dry and arrange over filling. Brush banana with the jelly.
Drain banana; pat dry and arrange over filling. Brush banana with the jelly.
Sprinkle with grated lemon peel. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 8 servings.
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