Banana Cream Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 prepared pie crust
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• 3 ripe bananas, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees. on a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough into a 14-inch round (1/4 inch thick). fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. trim dough to extend above edges by 1 inch, fold under, and crimp. prick bottom with a fork, and freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. cut a large round of parchment paper (about 11 inches), and place in pie shell, allowing excess to extend above edges. fill with pie weights. freeze until cold, about 10 minutes.
• 2 bake crust 15 minutes. reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. remove pie weights and parchment, and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes more. let cool on a wire rack.
• 3 make the filling: combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl. add egg yolks, and whisk until smooth. bring milk to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. add 1/2 cup milk to yolk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly. pour mixture into pan with hot milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture begins to bubble and is very thick, about 6 minutes.
• 4 pour milk mixture through a large-mesh sieve into a bowl. add butter, and stir until melted. fold in bananas. pour into crust. place plastic wrap directly on surface of filling to prevent a skin from forming. refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 5 make the topping: beat together cream, sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. spread whipped cream over filling. using a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, shape topping into peaks.
• 6 using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate at a 45-degree angle, and scatter over pie. (you will only need about 1 ounce of chocolate for the shavings, but it will be easier to shave if you start with a larger piece than you need.) serve.