Macadamia Nut-Banana Cream Pie
Give banana cream pie a bit of crunch by using macadamia nuts in both the crust and topping.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 1/4cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2cup macadamia nuts, finely chopped
- 1/3cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2teaspoon vanilla
- 1egg, beaten
Filling
- 2/3cup granulated sugar
- 1/4cup cornstarch
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 3cups whole milk
- 4egg yolks
- 2tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1tablespoon vanilla
- 2large bananas, sliced
Topping
- 1cup whipping cream
- 2tablespoons powdered or granulated sugar
- 1/2cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped, toasted*
Steps
1 In medium bowl, beat all crust ingredients with electric mixer on low speed about 1 minute or just until blended. Press mixture on bottom and up side of ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate; prick mixture with fork. Refrigerate 30 minutes while preparing filling.
2 In 2-quart saucepan, mix 2/3 cup sugar, the cornstarch and salt. In large bowl, beat milk and egg yolks with wire whisk until blended; gradually stir into sugar mixture. Cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 2 minutes, beating constantly with wire whisk; remove from heat. Beat in 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon vanilla with wire whisk. Press plastic wrap on filling to prevent a tough layer from forming. Cool at room temperature while baking crust.
3 Heat oven to 400°F. Bake crust 16 to 18 minutes or until edge is golden brown. Cool at room temperature 15 minutes. Place banana slices on pie crust. Stir filling well; pour filling over bananas. Press plastic wrap on filling; refrigerate at least 2 hours until thoroughly chilled.
4 In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar on high speed until soft peaks form; spread over top of pie. Sprinkle with toasted nuts.

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