Maya Angelou's Banana Meringue Pudding

Name: Maya Angelou's Banana Meringue Pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar, plus; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 3 cups milk; 1/3 cup cornstarch; 8 eggs, separated; 4 bananas, ripe thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 pinch salt; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 cups vanilla wafers

Submitted by Cookin In Texas

"I got allot of these, I bought tons of recipe boxes from an auction recently, they are all on hand written index cards. NOTE: none of these have time or servings on them so I am guesstimating those."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup sugar, plus
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
3 cups milk
¹⁄₃ cup cornstarch
8 eggs, separated
4 bananas, ripe thinly sliced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
3 tablespoons butter
3 cups vanilla wafers

directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir until blended. Mix in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and boiling. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
In another bowl, whisk egg yolks, then whisk in 1/2 cup of hot custard from pan until blended.
Pour yolk mixture back into saucepan of custard; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly , 2 minutes.
Stir in butter and vanilla until blended.
Place vanilla wafers on bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Top with a layer of sliced bananas and custard. Repeat layering, ending with custard.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar at low speed until foamy.
Add cream of tartar; increase speed to medium and gradually beat in remaining sugar. Beat until egg whites hold a stiff peak.
Spoon meringue over hot custard immediately, bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool for at least 1 hour at room temperature Then refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.

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Cookin In Texas

I am a housewife, I love to cook and experiment with different spices and flavors, there are not many recipe ideas I will not try. EXCEPT! anything that is extremely HOT and SPICY, I have a allot of family members living here and most of us spend the holidays together.We all Love to eat and look forward to the different AND the traditional recipes on the Holidays. My pet peeve...HUM it makes me crazy when someone cooks and leaves the mess pile up, It's easier to clean as you go, that way when the food is done you can actually sit down and enjoy it. I am very passionate about and being apart of the fight to prevent animal cruelty, and helping to educate people about what happens to Children or Pets left in vehicles on very hot or very cold days, also Pets left in extreme elements outside without the proper necessities. I believe that anyone that purposely harms or torturers a child or a animal is a Coward!

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