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Banana: Banana Cream Chiffon Pie

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup Margarine -- melted
3 tablespoons Sugar

FILLING:
1 cup Top milk
3 Egg yolks
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup Cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
3 Egg whites
1/4 cup Sugar
3 Bananas

TOPPING:
1/2 cup Whipping cream -- whipped


Recipe

For crust, combine crumbs, margarine and sugar in bowl; blend well with fork. Spoon crumb mixture into 9" pan; set 8" pan on top and press to make even crumb layer. Remove 8" pan. Bake crust at 375ºF for 8 minutes, if desired, or use as it. To make filling, scald milk **(use whole milk + 3 T cream) in top of double boiler. In small bowl, beat egg yolks, sugar and salt. Stir into hot milk; continue cooking until mixture coats spoon (soft custard).

Meanwhile, soak gelatin in cold water; let stand 5 minutes. Add to custard along with vanilla; cool mixture over ice water until it thickens. Beat egg whites until foamy; add sugar gradually, beating until stiff. Fold into cooled custard. Set aside. Slice 1 banana over bottom crust. Pour custard over banana slices. Slice 1 banana on top of custard. Beat whipping cream and pile on top of pie. Slice last banana in circles on top.