MARTHA'S BANANA CREAM PIE
You can make everything but the whipped cream in advance for Martha's take on this perennial crowd-pleaser.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine 2 cups cream, the milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla bean and seeds in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle boil, whisking to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat.
- Combine egg yolks, eggs, cornstarch, and 1 cup sugar in a medium bowl; whisk until pale yellow in color. Set aside.
- Whisk 1 cup hot cream mixture into egg yolk mixture. Gradually add egg mixture to hot cream mixture, whisking constantly. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly with a large wooden spoon to cook out cornstarch and thicken mixture, about 5 minutes. (The mixture may separate slightly; if it does, remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer until thick and smooth.) Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down against surface to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in refrigerator about 4 hours.
- To assemble, spread 1/2 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust, smoothing with the back of a large spoon or rubber spatula. Arrange enough banana slices (not quite one-third of them) in a tight, tiled pattern over custard, pressing down with hands to pack them firmly. Repeat to build a second layer, using 3/4 cup custard and enough bananas to cover, smoothing down layer evenly. For third layer, spread 3/4 cup custard over bananas and top with remaining bananas, starting 1 inch from outer edge and working toward center. Spread 1 cup custard evenly over bananas to prevent discoloration. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Whip remaining 2 cups heavy cream in a medium bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 2 teaspoons sugar and vanilla extract and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
- Remove pie from refrigerator. Fill a pastry bag with whipped cream and pipe onto pie. (Alternately, spread whipped cream evenly over pie.) With a sharp knife dipped in hot water, cut pie into 10 equal slices. Transfer slices to dessert plates. Serve.
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josey Wells
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a classic banana cream pie.
Nosamkelo Boqwana
[email protected]I would definitely make this pie again.
Temu Nazrawi
[email protected]It was the perfect finishing touch.
Khani Hilal
[email protected]I also loved the whipped cream topping.
Darryl Machtmes
[email protected]I used fresh bananas, and they added a wonderful flavor.
Ata ur rehman
[email protected]The crust was flaky and the filling was creamy and delicious.
Bandit Garmon
[email protected]This pie was easy to make and turned out great!
Dyson Phone
[email protected]This pie was delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was creamy and flavorful. I used fresh bananas, and they added a wonderful flavor. I also loved the whipped cream topping. It was the perfect finishing touch.
Ramesh Darnal
[email protected]This pie was easy to make and turned out great! The crust was flaky and the filling was creamy and delicious. I used a combination of ripe and unripe bananas, which gave the pie a great texture. I also added a little bit of nutmeg to the filling, whi
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[email protected]This pie was delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was creamy and flavorful. I used fresh bananas, and they added a wonderful flavor. I also loved the whipped cream topping. It was the perfect finishing touch. I would definitely make this pi
Dipen BudhaThoki
[email protected]I made this pie for my family, and they all loved it! The crust was easy to make, and the filling was delicious. I used a combination of ripe and unripe bananas, which gave the pie a great texture. I also added a little bit of nutmeg to the filling,
Stella D Garza
[email protected]This pie was a hit! The crust was flaky and buttery, and the filling was creamy and delicious. I used fresh bananas, and they added a wonderful flavor. I also loved the whipped cream topping. It was the perfect finishing touch. Overall, this is a gre