
Banana Cream Pie
You will need:
1 12-inch springform pan
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 half bag chocolate chips
3 ripe bananas
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
about 1 1/2 cups sugar
salt
milk
1 pint heavy cream
5 egg yolks
vanilla
Crust
Preheat oven to 350
In a bowl, mix with your hands one stick of butter, 1 1/2 cups flour, pinch of salt, 2 tbsp heavy cream and 3/4 cup granulated sugar
Mix it well, squeezing it with your hands until it forms a dough that is not too wet or too dry. (adjust with flour or cream)
Then take this dough and press it into the spring form pan so that it covers the bottom and two thirds of the way up the sides
Dont worry about even thickness, just make sure there are no holes
Bake this for about 12 minutes
The edges of the sides should just start to brown
Take it out and let it cool
Custard
In a heavy sauce pan mix together before heating
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
5 egg yolks
1 1/3 cups milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
Place on the stove and slowly heat up, stirring with a whisk constantly until it starts to thicken.
Take off the heat and continue to stir. It should continue to thicken.
Add one tbsp butter and 2 tbsp vanilla
then let it cool in the refrigerator.
Chocolate Ganache
5-6 ounces chocolate chips
Half a stick of butter
Place these in a microwave safe bowl and nuke for about 45 seconds.
Mix.
It should look like smooth melted chocolate
Bananas
Peel and cut the bananas into 1/4 inch round pieces.
Whipped cream
Pour remaining cream into a bowl and add remaining sugar.
Whisk until you have made whipped cream.
Then add 1 tbsp vanilla and whisk a little more
Assembling
With the crust still in the pan:
Put bananas in.
Pour custard over.
Pour chocolate over
Pour whipped cream over and smooth.
Place in the refrigerator for about an hour, then open the springform pan and serve.