Banana Meringue Pie

Most people have heard of banana cream pie but I 

have always enjoyed a meringue topped  pie instead.

Instead of milk for the filling, I use water, eggs and cornstarch.

 Pie crust ingredients: 

1 and 1/4 cups flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

1/3 cup shortening or cold butter

5 TB.  cold water

 I roll my pie crust between two sheets of plastic wrap

 Here is a new way, I have found, to keep crust from

bubbling up during baking.  Pierce crust, with fork

about 6 times, then place another pie dish on top.

Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes.

 Pie filling;

3 TB. flour

3 TB. cornstarch

1 cup of sugar
1 and 1/2 cups water

Stir ingredients on medium high heat until it boils.

 Take about 1/4 cup of mixture and put into bowl with

3 whisked egg yolks.  Stir quickly and put back

into pot and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.

Stir constantly.  Take off heat and add 1 tsp. vanilla,

2 TB butter, and 4 sliced bananas.

 Put mixture into baked pie crust.

 Meringue recipe:

3 egg whites

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar (optional)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Beat egg whites and cream of tarter until frothy

then slowly add sugar until stiff peaks appear. 

Stir in vanilla and spoon onto pie.

Put pie in oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes and pie is light brown.