Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Banana Cream Pie – Layers of fresh bananas and vanilla custard filling. Top it with whipped cream! Easy and delicious. – For the Pie Crust: All Purpose Flour (Plus extra for rolling), Salt, Vegetable Shortening, Ice Cold Water, For the Filling: Whole Milk, Heavy Cream, Eggs, Granulated Sugar, Salt, Cornstarch, Unflavored Gelatin ((1 Package)), Unsalted Butter, Pure Vanilla Extract, Bananas (Sliced), Prepare the Pie Crust: Place top oven rack in the center position and pre-heat oven to 400°F.; Use a stand or hand-held mixer to prepare the pie crust. Add the flour, salt, and shortening in a medium-size bowl and mix to combine.; Add the ice-cold water a little at a time, until the dough clumps together and can form a ball.; On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 12-inch diameter. Fold the dough in half and then in half again and transfer to a 9-inch diameter deep-dish pie plate. ; Press the dough down into the pie pan. Trim if there is more than ½ inch of excess dough hanging over the edges. Fold the edges of the dough under, and then crimp together with your thumb or a fork.; Line the pie crust with parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dry beans. ; Blind bake (aka “pre-bake”) the crust in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.; Remove the crust from the oven and remove the dry beans or pie weights. Set aside.; Prepare the Filling: Combine the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, salt, corn starch, and gelatin in a large saucepan. Stir until well blended and heat over medium-low heat while whisking often. ; When the custard has thickened and becomes difficult to stir, turn the heat off and stir in the butter and vanilla. Set aside; Slice the bananas and line the bottom of the pie crust with two layers of sliced bananas. ; Pour the custard over the bananas and smooth the custard out throughout the pie.; Finish & Serve: Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and bake for 20-25 minutes.; When the baking time finishes, remove pie from oven and cool completely before transferring to the refrigerator. Chill for a few hours or overnight before serving.
; To serve, top with whipped cream and additional banana slices, and maybe a maraschino cherry, if desired. Enjoy!; – You can also use a <a href="https://amzn.to/3S04hE4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pastry wheel decorator tool</a> to crimp the crust edges together. Never heard of pie weights? You can get <a href="https://amzn.to/44zdWJp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pie weights here</a>.

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