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County Fair Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients
 


NUT CRUST

2 cup pecans
1 cup butter,softened
3 cup flour
1 each egg,beaten
1/2 cup sugar

CHOCOLATE LAYER

1 cup chocolate chips
1 each stick unsalted butter
1 tbsp light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla

BANANA CUSTARD

1 cup milk
4 each egg yolks
1 cup sugar
5 tbsp flour
3 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp rum or 1 tsp. vanilla
2 each bananas
1 juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cup heavy cream
1 chopped pecans,optional



 
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Preparation
 
For the crust: Chop pecans very fine,preferably in a food processor
fitted with a metal blade.Place in bowl with other crust ingredients
and mix until well blended.Divide in half and press into the bottom
of 2 pie pans.Chill 30 minutes.
Bake the pie crusts for 25 minutes @ 350 degrees.Cool completely.
For chocolate layer:Melt chocolate with butter and corn syrup in the
top of a double boiler set over hot,not boiling water.Stir
frequently. Remove from heat and cool,then stir in vanilla.Divide
between cooked pie crusts and spread evenly.
For Filling:Heat milk in a medium size saucepan over medium heat to
scald.Beat the egg yolks and gradually add sugar.Then beat in flour.
Gradually stir in hot milk.Transfer to medium saucepan and
cook,stirring constantly over medium high heat(use a whisk).The
mixture will lump as it begins to thicken.Bring the mixture to a boil
and boil 1 minute,stirring constantly.Remove from the pan from heat
and continue to stir until the mixture is smooth.Then,beat in butter
and optional rum.Cool to room temperature.
Peel the bananas,slice very thin and toss with lemon juice.Whip 1
cup of the cream until it is firm but not stiff.Mix about 1/4 of the
cream into the cooled egg mixture to lighten it,then fold the
remaining cream and bananas into egg mixture.Fill the pastry shells
with banana cream and smooth to even.Beat remaining cream until
stiff. Spoon around edge of the pies and sprinkle with chopped
pecans,if desired.Makes 2 pies.

 

 
Servings:
8


 

 

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