Banana Cream Pie From Scratch Recipes

BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to a 12-inch round, a bit less than 1/4 inch thick. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Using kitchen shears or a sharp knife, trim crust so there's a 1/2-inch overhang all around. Fold under overhang so it extends slightly beyond edge of pie plate. Crimp edge as desired. Prick dough all over with a fork. Brush rim of dough with beaten egg. Chill pie shell until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Line chilled pie shell with a round of parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edges of crust just turn golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pie weights and parchment. Return crust to oven, and continue baking until golden all over, 20 to 25 minutes more. Place pie shell on a wire rack to cool completely.
• Prepare an ice bath; set aside. In a bowl, lightly whisk egg yolks; set aside. In a saucepan, whisk together milk, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Bring to a simmer (do not boil), and cook, whisking constantly, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Whisk a quarter of hot-milk mixture into egg yolks; whisk in remaining milk mixture. Strain into a clean saucepan, and cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, until custard is thick and bubbles appear in center, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl, and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto surface to prevent a skin from forming. Set in ice bath until completely chilled, 30 to 35 minutes. (Filling can be kept in refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap, up to 1 day.)
• Cut 3 or 4 bananas into 1/4-inch slices, slightly on the bias. Beginning at the edge of the piecrust, arrange the slices in slightly overlapping rows. Cover with custard, using an offset spatula to smooth it into an even layer. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine cream and confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Using a small offset spatula, spread the whipped cream on top of the custard. Refrigerate pie, loosely covered with plastic wrap, for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
• Just before serving, cut 3 or 4 bananas into 1/4-inch slices, slightly on the bias. Beginning at the edge of the piecrust, arrange the slices in slightly overlapping rows on top of the whipped cream.

BANANA CREAM PIE III

Steps:

• Slice 2 of the bananas and arrange in bottom of baked and cooled pastry shell.
• Pour cold milk into a medium bowl. Add pudding mix and whisk until thoroughly combined. Fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped topping. Pour into pastry shell.
• Chill at least 3 hours before serving. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and slices of the remaining banana.

FAVORITE BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into eggs; return all to pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter and vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard; refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes., Spread half of the custard into crust. Slice bananas; arrange over filling. Pour remaining custard over bananas. Spread with whipped cream. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Have baked 9-inch pie shell ready.
• In a large saucepan, scald the milk.
• In another saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt; gradually stir in the scalded milk.
• Over medium heat, stirring constantly, cook until thickened.
• Cover and, stirring occasionally, cook for two minutes longer.
• In a small bowl, have the 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten, ready; stir a small amount of the hot mixture into beaten yolks; when thoroughly combined, stir yolks into hot mixture.
• Cook for one minute longer, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and blend in the butter and vanilla.
• Let sit until lukewarm.
• When ready to pour, slice bananas and scatter in pie shell; pour warm mixture over bananas.
• If desired, make a meringue (you'll have 3 leftover egg whites) to top the pie, or just let the pie cool until serving.

BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt; stir in milk and mix well. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes; remove from the heat. Add butter and vanilla; cool slightly. , Slice bananas into crust; pour filling over top. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Store in the refrigerator. If desired, garnish with whipped cream and additional sliced bananas.

BANANA CREAM PIE I

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk in gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.
• Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.
• Slice bananas into the cooled baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Chill for an hour.

BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and mashed banana in large bowl to blend. Add unsalted butter and stir to moisten evenly. Press onto bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Bake crust until set and pale golden, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• For filling:
• Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in whipping cream and whole milk, then egg yolks. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add vanilla bean. Whisk over medium-high heat until custard thickens and boils, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in unsalted butter and vanilla extract. Discard vanilla bean. Transfer custard to large bowl; cool completely, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Stir custard to loosen, if necessary. Spread 1 cup custard over bottom of prepared crust. Top with half of sliced bananas, then 1 cup custard, covering bananas completely. Repeat layering with remaining bananas and remaining custard. Chill banana cream pie until filling is set and crust softens slightly, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Cut pie into wedges and serve.

BANANA CREAM PIE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• 1. For pie crust, I find the ratio of one part butter to three parts flour is the best. Use cold butter cut up into small pieces and add to the flour and salt mixture. Use a food processor or mix by hand until the mixture looks like small granules. Add cold water slowly until the mixture forms small chunks using a food processor. If doing by hand, mix until the flour mixture holds together. Place this in a plastic bag, and press down to form a disk and place in the refrigerator for one hour.
• 2. Take the dough out of the refrigerator and roll out onto a floured surface for a 9 or 10 inch pie. After fitting the pie crust into a glass, metal, or ceramic pie pan, cover with plastic and place in your freezer for at least 1 hour.
• 3. Take the pie crust out of your freezer, and cover the bottom and sides with tin foil. Place whatever beans you have onto the tin foil and bake in a preheated 450 degree-Fahrenheit oven for 12 -15 minutes. Make sure the edges of the crust are a very light brown, not dark brown, before taking out of the oven. Leave the oven on.
• 4. Take the crust out of the oven, and let set for five minutes. Empty the beans, take out the tin foil, and place the pie crust back in the oven for 4 more minutes, or until the edge of the crust is darker brown and the bottom of the crust appears flaky (cooked). Take out of the oven and let sit on a cooling rack.
• 5. For the pudding mixture - takes about fifteen minutes - using a two quart saucepan, add four cups of milk to the sugar, cornstarch, and salt mixture. Add to this the four egg yolks and cook on medium heat until the mixture boils and starts to thicken, then turn down the heat to a simmer. While this is simmering, beat the egg whites until they begin to form soft peaks, then add a half cup of the hot mixture into the egg whites and continue beating.
• 6. Fold the egg white mixture back into the thickened pudding and continue cooking on simmer for three minutes. Take off the stove, when completed, and let sit.
• 7. Take the five bananas and sliced them lengthwise. Each banana should yield four lengthwise slices. Place the banana slices on the bottom of the pie crust staring from the center outwards. The round part of the banana should be facing the crust's outer edge.(I use an imaginary line from the top to the bottom of the center of the pie - the diameter. I then start from the center on the right, and work my way up. The I complete the process by doing the same thing for the right bottom, left top, and left bottom so that in the end, the entire crust bottom is covered.
• 8. Add half of the pudding mix over the bananas. Repeating the process above, cover the pudding mixture with the banana slices. Add the remaining pudding mix over the bananas. For the leftover banana slices, dot the top of the pudding mixture with small pieces of bananas. Cover with plastic and place in refrigerator for one to two hours.
• 9. Whip up the cream and slowly add two tables of sugar once the whipped cream forms soft peaks. Continue whipping until the cream becomes thick like softened butter. Spread this over the pie when you are ready to serve.

BANANA AND/OR COCONUT CREAM PIE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• PIE CRUST: Place flours, sugar, and salt in a bowl, cover and place in the freezer for about 20 minutes to get good and cold.
• Add dry mix to a food processor and pulse briefly to combine. Pulse in the butter and shortening just until coarse crumbs form, about 10 seconds. Add water and lemon juice and pulse just until moist crumbs form, about 10 seconds.
• Turn the dough onto a work surface and gently shape it into a disk about 5" in diameter. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 1 day (or you can freeze them for up to 2 months).
• Preheat oven to 400°F Roll out dough and place over a deep dish pie pan, crimping the edges. Prick with fork all over and bake for 12 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature.
• FILLING: In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour, salt, and milk. Using a whisk, mix well, stirring constantly over medium/med-high heat until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Continue whisking while boiling for 1 minute then remove from the heat (but keep burner on).
• To the egg yolks, stir in about 1/4 cup of cream to temp the yolks. Slowly whisk the yolk mixture back into the saucepan and cook for 1 more minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, extracts, and optional coconut, mixing well. Allow to cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
• Place the bananas (if using) into the pie crust in a single layer, cutting in half to fit as needed, leaving a little space between. Pour filling over bananas into cooled crust and refrigerate.
• CREAM TOPPING: Using an electric mixer and the whip attachment, whip cream to soft peaks. Add remaining ingredients and whip to firm peaks (moving the whisk around while whipping). Spread over filling, piling high. Sprinkle with toasted coconut if desired.
• Refrigerate pie for at least 2 hrs before serving.

PIONEER WOMAN BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine all the crust ingredients and pulse until the dough forms.
• Next, you want to place the dough on a pie plate and press evenly into the base and up the sides. Finish by smoothing and crimping the edges.
• Place the pie plate in the freezer for 15 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Then, when the dough is chilled, poke some holes in it (to allow air to escape), line with parchment paper, and add baking weights (a cup of raw beans or rice will also work). Bake the pastry for 15 minutes, and then remove it from the oven.
• Remove the baking weights and parchment paper from the pastry and bake for another 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Once it's done, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
• Make the filling by heating the milk, cream, and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Be careful not to burn the mixture.
• Whisk the egg yolks and flour together in a bowl. Slowly whisk in a ladle-full of the hot milk mixture to temper the eggs.
• As you whisk continuously, pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining milk and allow it to thicken and cook. The mixture will thicken and shine after a few minutes.
• Go ahead and take the custard off the heat and pass it through a fine-mesh sieve to remove lumps. Whisk in the butter.
• Next, you want to spread 2 tablespoons of custard on the bottom of the pie crust. Follow with even layers of bananas. Top with the rest of the custard. Spray a parchment paper piece with cooking spray and place it on the custard surface to prevent it from sticking to the parchment.
• Place in the fridge to set for about 4 to 6 hours.
• When you're ready to serve, whisk the cream and sugar together until stiff peaks form. Top the pie with more banana slices and serve with whipped cream.