Saturday, April 4, 2009

M.Y. San Grahams Banana Caramel Pie


M.Y. San Grahams Banana Caramel Pie


Ingredients

Crust:

1 cup (10 crackers) M. Y. San Graham Honey,crushed
8 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Filling:

6 tablespoons csugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 egg yolks
1 cup (250 ml brick) all purpose cream, chilled
2 bananas, sliced

Procedures

1. DO CRUST - In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and press into an 8x8x2 pan. Set aside.
2. DO FILLING - In a frying pan, melt sugar until caramelized. Remove from heat. Add butter to caramelized sugar and stir to combine. Stir in ½ of the cream. Mix well. In a bowl, beat egg yolks. Add the egg yolks to the slightly cooled caramel mixture, a little at a time, stirring constantly. Return to fire and cook until slightly thickened. Cool completely. Whip ½ the remaining chilled all-purpose cream and fold into cooled caramel. Reserve 2 tablespoons of caramel for the topping.
3. DO TOPPING - Arrange sliced bananas on the prepared piecrust and top with caramel filling. Decorate with the reserved caramel topping. Chill and serve.


Feeling Expert tip:

Whipped cream tips- All purpose cream will whip better when it is chilled ( refrigerated in the coldest part of the refrigerator, but not the freezer.)

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