Ingredients: 3 to 4 really ripe bananas sliced approximately 3/8 to ½ in. thick. Store in a bowl and covered to keep banana from darkening. 1 to 3 egg yolks beaten and put aside in a bowl. (I used 3 egg yolks) 5 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter (1/2 stick) 2 cups hot ½ & ½ heated ½ cup sugar 1/8 tsp. or “dash” salt 1 box vanilla wafers Preparation: In a saucepan, melt the butter on low heat. Add the flour as soon as the butter melts. Stir constantly with a whisk or wooden spoon until the flour and butter mixture becomes a bit frothy and no lumps remain. Increase the heat to medium low. Slowly add the hot ½ & ½ while stirring constantly with a wire whisk: continue stirring until the sauce begins to thicken. It should be creamy without being too thick. Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla; stir until sugar and vanilla has been thoroughly incorporated into the mixture. Thoroughly stir in the beaten egg yolks and return saucepan to the heat. Whisk briskly until well blended. Remove from heat when the mixture just starts to bubble. Cover saucepan and set aside for assembly. Assembly: Using an 8” round cake pan or an 8” x 8” square cake pan, arrange a single layer of vanilla wafers on the bottom of the pan. Arrange one layer of sliced banana on top of the vanilla wafers (Be generous with the banana; attempt to have edges of the banana touching). Pour about ½ of the cream sauce over the banana and wafers. Spread to smooth out the layer. Repeat another layer of vanilla wafers, banana and cream sauce and set aside to cool. While banana pudding is cooling, crush enough vanilla wafers to make about 1 cup of crumbs. Melt about 1 tablespoon butter in a frying pan, add the crumbs and keep stirring the crumbs until they are well coated and begin to crisp. Remove from frying pan and allow to cool and crisp. Sprinkle the crumbs over the Banana pudding and allow cooling thoroughly. Cover the pan and set in the refrigerator for several hours—preferably 24 hours. Serve cold. = |
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