Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Banana Cream Pie, first make the pie crust

Step 2: Pre-heat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius

Step 3: Add Maida, butter and icing sugar in a mixing bowl or the bowl of a food processor

Step 4: Rub with your finger tips till the mixture resembles bread crumbs (or pulse 2-3 times, if using the food processor)

Step 5: Add cold water as required, until the dough just comes together

Step 6: (Do not handle the dough too much, work quickly)Make a disk and wrap the dough in plastic film

Step 7: Keep refrigerated for 45 minutes or an hour

Step 8: Grease a 7-inch loose bottom, fluted tart pan

Step 9: Dust the work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough into a circle slightly bigger than the pan

Step 10: Carefully pick up the rolled out dough and place on the pan

Step 11: Press the bottom and the sides evenly

Step 12: Scrape off the excess dough that comes out over the edge

Step 13: Prick the bottom with a fork and refrigerate the crust for 10 minutes

Step 14: Cut a baking paper slightly bigger than the tart pan

Step 15: Place it on the crust and fill with baking beans (or dried Red kidney beans/Chickpeas)Bake for 10-12 minutes

Step 16: Remove the baking paper and beans and bake the pie crust for 6-7 minutes, till it is light brown

Step 17: Cool on a wire rackInvert a glass and place it on a flat surface

Step 18: Carefully place the pie pan over it

Step 19: The fluted edge drops down

Step 20: Keep the pie crust on a flat surface

Step 21: Use a palette knife to take off the plate at the bottom, ensuring that the crust does not crack

Step 22: (or you can just leave it as it is)For the Vanilla Pastry Cream, heat the milk in a saucepan

Step 23: In a heat proof bowl add the egg yolks, sugar, flours, vanilla extract

Step 24: Whisk

Step 25: When you see a few bubbles around the edge of the pan (or when the milk is about to boil), pour half of the milk over the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly till the mixture is homogeneous

Step 26: Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat on low flame, whisking constantly till the custard thickens (about 2-3 minutes) Keep it covered to avoid the formation of skin on top of the custard

Step 27: For the whipped cream, whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract to stiff peaks using a hand blender

Step 28: If using non-diary cream skip the sugar

Step 29: To assemble the Banana Cream pie

Step 30: Place the banana slices on the pie crust, top them with the pastry cream, spread evenly

Step 31: Spread the whipped cream over it (or you can pipe out a design)sprinkle the cocoa over the whipped cream, if using

Step 32: Refrigerate for 3-4 hours, cut into wedges and serve

Step 33: Your Banana Cream Pie is ready to eat

Step 34: Banana Cream Pie can be served as a dessert for your special dinner

Step 35: For an amazing dinner, you can serve Roasted Vegetable Pasta Primavera and for dessert serve Banana Cream Pie