Banana Cream Pie

Name: Banana Cream Pie
Ingredients: GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST; 1 3/4 cups fine graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; Big pinch of salt; 6 tablespoons melted butter; 1 teaspoon water; VANILLA PUDDING FILLING; 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 cups milk or half and half; 3 egg yolks; 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; WHIPPED CREAM AND GARNISH; 11/4 cups very cold heavy cream

Banana Cream Pie was pinched from <a href="http://spoonful.com/recipes/banana-cream-pie-0" target="_blank">spoonful.com.</a>

"Sweet graham cracker crust piled with layers of vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, and whipped cream -- the very sight of one of these homemade pies can tickle a kid's taste buds. Plus, making one is practically a rite of passage for young pie chefs. The only challenging part can be waiting for the pudding filling to chill (it takes a few hours) so that you can pile on the bananas and whipped cream and dig in...."

INGREDIENTS

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GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

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1 3/4 cups fine graham cracker crumbs

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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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Big pinch of salt

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6 tablespoons melted butter

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1 teaspoon water

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VANILLA PUDDING FILLING

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3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

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1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch

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1/8 teaspoon salt

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3 cups milk or half and half

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3 egg yolks

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2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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WHIPPED CREAM AND GARNISH

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11/4 cups very cold heavy cream

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