Happy Birthday!!
We have both moved to different locations within our absence and are at least on the same side of the country now, though still several hundred miles apart with me in Maine and Sue in Georgia. I hope to have more of a presence on the blog now that things seem to have slowed down slightly, at least for now anyway.
My little boy is now not so little. He's 3 1/2 ft tall and 36 lbs.....he'll be 4 in October.....where has the time gone and how did he get so big?! Every time he sits in my lap I think, my gosh he used to be so little....
taking a break from playing in the dirt
no dirt....but he's got his "dirt toys"
loves the slides at the playground
I thought for my first post in such a long time, I would post a recipe I recently made for my husband's birthday. He loves, loves, LOVES banana creme pie. It might be a toss-up whether this pie or chocolate creme pie is his favorite. I am honestly not a huge fan of banana creme pie (though I like bananas) and would prefer the chocolate creme pie, but it's his birthday so he gets a birthday pie this year rather than cake. And since I don't care for banana creme pie, he basically gets a whole pie to himself, aside from the tiny bit our 3 yr old will eat. This recipe is from his grandmother, who graciously gave me the recipe a couple years ago. Graham cracker crust works the best with this recipe. You can use a store bought one or make your own, I used store bought this time to save a little time.
Beat your egg and set aside
In a med saucepan combine the butter, flour, sugar and milk
Cook and stir until butter melts
Temper the egg-
if you have never done this before, pour a little of the hot mixture into your egg while you whisk so as not to scramble your egg. Then return this tempered egg to the saucepan and whisk to combine.
Cook and stir until the mixture thickens and resembles a pudding consistency
Slice your banana
(I used a banana and a half)
Place a single layer of sliced banana in the bottom of your pie shell
Pour in your pudding and top with another single layer of sliced banana
And there you have your pie. Now place your pie in the fridge to cool completely.
Gigi's Banana Creme Pie
3 T butter
3 T flour
1 C packed brown sugar
1 C milk
1 large egg
1 t vanilla extract
2 bananas, sliced (you may not need all of it)
1 graham cracker pie crust
Sweetened Whipped Cream**
In a small bowl, beat your egg and set aside. In a med sized saucepan combine butter, flour, sugar and milk. Cook and stir until the butter melts. Temper the egg and add to the sugar mixture in the saucepan. Cook and stir until the mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Let cool until you can stick your finger in it and hold it there, so as not to cook your bananas.
Place sliced bananas in a single layer on the bottom of your pie crust. Pour your brown sugar pudding mixture into pie shell and spread to sides. Now top off your pudding with a single layer of sliced bananas. Let your pie cool in the fridge until the pudding cools down completely. Once the pie is completely chilled, whip your cream and spread on top of your pie.
**Sweetened Whipped Cream**
1 pint whipping cream
3-6 T powdered sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
1 t vanilla extract
Beat cream, sugar and vanilla in a large chilled bowl on high speed until soft peaks form.
Enjoy your pie and have a great day!
Sandi
