Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups white sugar
• 0.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups milk
• 3 eggs yolks , beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 baked pastry shell , 9 inch
• 4 bananas , sliced

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in milk.

3. 3

   Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Continue to cook and stir for 2 more minutes, then remove from the heat. Place egg yolks in a medium bowl; whisk in a small amount of the hot milk mixture until smooth, then gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into the saucepan.

4. 4

   Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.

5. 5

   Fill pastry shell with sliced bananas; pour pudding mixture on top to cover.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until filling sets, 12 to 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Let pie cool completely on a wire rack, then chill pie in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.