Banana Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 cups milk
• 8 eggs, separated
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups vanilla wafers
• 4 ripe bananas, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 in a large saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir until blended.
• 3 mix in milk.
• 4 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and boiling. boil 1 minute, then remove from heat.
• 5 in a small bowl, whisk egg yolks, then whisk in about 1/2 cup of hot custard until blended.
• 6 pour yolk mixture back into saucepan of custard; cook over medium heat, stirring 2 minutes. stir in butter and vanilla until blended.
• 7 place vanilla wafers on bottom of a shallow 2 quart casserole dish.
• 8 top with layers of banana slices and custard. repeat layering, ending with custard.
• 9 in a large mixing bowl, best egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar at low speed until frothy.
• 10 add cream of tartar; increase speed to medium and gradually beat in remaining sugar.
• 11 beat until egg whites hold stiff peaks.
• 12 spoon meringue over hot custard immediately, making sure that meringue touches baking dish on all sides. (this prevents it from shrinking).
• 13 transfer to oven and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 14 remove pudding from oven and cool one hour.
• 15 refrigerate at least 4 hours before.
• 16 enjoy!