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BANANA CREAM PIE RECIPE PLUS

Any bits that might remain after that seem to dissolve into the custard during the setting process.

To help it dissolve as best as possible, I recommend sifting in the powder to eliminate any lumps, then straining the pastry cream after cooking. I’m not sure of the exact reason, but I’m guessing it has to do with the amount of moisture in the powder.

I’ve found that some brands of nonfat milk powder dissolve better than others.

They should be sweet but still on the firm side.

For best combination of flavor and texture, choose bananas that are mostly yellow with just a little green.

longer than 6 hours), you can add some gelatin as well.Īlthough I’m still never going to reach for a raw banana to quell my hunger, I thoroughly enjoy this pie. If you want your cream to have even more staying power (i.e. Sour cream adds both flavor and stability to the whipped cream so you can have the whole pie prepped a few hours in advance if needed. My husband called it “a revelation.”) That’s all layered up with just-ripe bananas, then topped with a sour cream whipped cream. We’ve talked about toasted milk powder before, and I thought its roasty, toasty notes would be the perfect flavor to enhance a classic banana cream pie.

BANANA CREAM PIE RECIPE PLUS

Cream diplomat is just the term for pastry cream that is lightened with whipped cream and set with gelatin, which gives both airy-smooth texture plus a beautiful slice. chocolate ganache), which adds flavor and texture and keeps the bottom crust crisp for days (if the pie lasts that long). It starts with a black bottom layer (i.e. I present to you:īlack bottom toasted milk banana cream pie. And because the real reason I like baking is making my favorite people the things they like to eat, it was determined: I needed to make one.Īfter a couple of meh versions, I finally nailed my forever banana cream pie recipe this past Christmas.

Why choose something with mushy raw bananas when you could have apple, or pumpkin, or pecan, or pretty much anything else? But a few years back, my dad - who generally doesn’t like or eat sweets - mentioned that his favorite pie was, you guessed it, banana cream pie. So banana cream pie was never an appealing dessert option for me. Let’s get one thing out of the way: I don’t like raw bananas.