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Lilann

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups (600 ml) milk
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) sugar
• 4 Tbl cornstarch
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
• 2 Tbl margarine or butter
• 2 bananas
• 1 pie shell, pre-baked

Preparation

• Whisk together milk, cream and egg yolks.
• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in heavy saucepan.
• Whisk in the yolk mixture and cook over medium heat stirring for 5 minutes.
• Stir the mixture constantly until comes to boil, about 7 minutes more.
• Boil, stirring 1 minute.
• Remove saucepan from heat and stir in vanilla, butter and banana.
• Pour cooked filling into a baked pie shell and smooth top.
• Finish with meringue or whipped cream topping.

Comments

This is a marvelous cream pie. For Chocolate cream pie omit banana increase the sugar 1 one cup and add 4 oz. chocolate chips.

For butterscotch cream pie....substitute 3/4 cup well packed brown sugar for granulated.

For coconut cream pie, add 1 1/2 flaked sweetened coconut to filling Sprinkle toasted coconut over top.

The above recipe is a basic cream recipe that I use for a variation of cream pies, and it never fails. No imitation taste! Enjoy Husband.