Banana Pudding

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by Deb in The Girl

At times, we must return to the roots of our childhood. In my family, those roots often lead to food. Since both of my folks have become way too thin, I made some banana pudding….from my great-grandmother’s recipe. Don’t even try to count the calories here….and if you make it, don’t try to make a low-fat version of this: it doesn’t really work.

I double the batch when I make so that there is more than enough to go around…..

In a dutch oven, mix 2 cups of sugar with 2 heaping salad spoons of flour. (a salad spoon is found in your silverware drawer…not a spoon that you would eat your cereal with, but a spoon in which you would serve vegetables with…) Add 4 egg yolks and 2 cups milk. STIR over medium heat.

You will feel like you are stirring forever. You can’t turn the heat up too much or the sugar will cause the eggs to cook too quickly.

When the custard begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, remove from heat.

Add 1/2 stick of butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.

This is the base of any pie or pudding. For a pudding, you will add another 1/2 cup of milk to thin it out a bit….

In a bowl, put a layer of Vanilla Wafers in the bottom and add a layer of sliced bananas. Pour pudding over the layered wafers and bananas. Top with more Vanilla Wafers.

Best if refrigerated overnight.