Banana Pudding

Name: Banana Pudding
Ingredients: 3 egg yolks; 2/3 c. sugar; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 Tbsp. cornstarch; 2 1/2 c. milk; 1 Tbsp. flour; 1 Tbsp. butter; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 2 large bananas, sliced; vanilla wafers (Nabisco or Keebler); 3 egg whites; 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar; 2 Tbsp. sugar

13 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 1/2 c. milk
1 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 large bananas, sliced
vanilla wafers (Nabisco or Keebler)
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 Tbsp. sugar

Directions

1

Cook first 6 ingredients in double boiler (or heavy club aluminum pot), stirring occasionally until it thickens and drops from spoon in big blobs.
2

Remove from fire; add butter and vanilla.
3

Let cool completely, stirring occasionally.
4

Arrange alternate layers of pudding, bananas and vanilla wafers in a glass loaf pan.
5

Start and end with the pudding.
6

Beat egg whites until they start to stiffen.
7

Add cream of tartar and sugar, beating on high speed until forms stiff peaks.
8

Top pudding with meringue and brown lightly in oven under broiler.
9

Watch very carefully and do not overbrown.
10

Chill thoroughly until cold to set pudding.
11

Best served the same day.