Pound Cake Banana Pudding

Ingredients

• FOR THE PUDDING
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 4 egg yolks (save the whites for later use in the meringue)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (1 lb) butter pound cake, cubed (I use Sara Lee frozen All Butter Pound Cake)
• 4 large ripe bananas, sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract