Banana Cream Pie

Adapted from Allrecipes

I was away for Thanksgiving with my baby...so my husband missed out on some of his Thanksgiving favorites.  Top on his list was a homemade banana cream pie.  When I came back I cooked a mini-Thanksgiving for him with all of his must-haves.  This was the recipe I use for his favorite banana cream pie.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 2 Tbs butter
• 1 ¼ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 4 bananas, sliced

Directions:

• 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.
• 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.
• Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell.  Top with pudding mixture.
• Chill for an hour.