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Pound Cake Banana Pudding

Source of Recipe


Southern Living, March 2006






List of Ingredients



• 4 cups half-and-half
  
• 4 egg yolks
  
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
  
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 3 Tbsp butter
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 (1-pound) pound cake, cubed
  
• 4 large ripe bananas, sliced
  
• Meringue (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Whisk together first 5 ingredients in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook, whisking constantly, 13 to 15 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla until butter melts.
   
   
2. Layer half of pound cake cubes, half of bananas, and half of pudding mixture in a 3-quart round baking dish. Repeat layers. Cover pudding, and chill 6 hours.
   
   
3. Spread meringue over pudding. Bake at 375° F for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
   
   Makes 10 to 12 servings.
   
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   MERINGUE
   
   • 1/4 cup sugar
   • 1/8 tsp salt
   • 4 egg whites
   • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
   
   Combine sugar and salt.
   
   Beat egg whites and vanilla at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Add sugar mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat 2 to 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves.
   
   Makes about 3-1/2 cups.