Banana Meringue Pie
Yield
6 servingsPrep
50 minCook
40 minReady
90 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| 6 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
cold, diced |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 6 | each |
bananas
ripe |
|
| ½ | cup |
light cream (half&half)
warm |
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| meringue | |||
| 4 | each |
egg whites
room temperature |
*
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sugar
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 9E+1 | ml |
butter, unsalted
cold, diced |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 6 | each |
bananas
ripe |
|
| 118 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
warm |
|
| 118 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| meringue | |||
| 4 | each |
egg whites
room temperature |
*
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 79 | ml |
sugar
|
|
Directions
To make pastry, combine flour, sugar and butter in a food processor. Process until the consistency of fine meal. Add beaten egg; continue to process just until dough starts to come together. Gather into a ball, wrap and refrigerate for one hour or place in freezer for 15 minutes to chill. Roll out dough on a floured surface or roll out between two sheets of plastic wrap to an 11-inch circle. Dough is sticky and falls apart easily; just patch together and fit into a nine-inch flan pan with removable bottom; trim edges. (If you don't have a flan pan, a pie plate can be used.) Chill for 30 minutes. Bake pastry at 375℉ (190℃) for 12 minutes until light golden in color.
Thinly slice five of the bananas and arrange on bottom of pastry shell. Mash the remaining banana and combine with warm cream, ½ cup sugar, cornstarch and vanilla. Pour over banana layer. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 35 to 40 minutes or until filling is set. Let pie cool slightly.
To make meringue, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in ⅓ cup sugar until meringue is stiff and glossy. Spread meringue over warm pie; bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 12 to 15 minutes or until browned. Let cool; refrigerate until serving time. Serves 6.
