The Best Banana Pudding(Serves 6 To 8) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 c. milk
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Sift first 3 ingredients together into top of double boiler and add milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until medium thick. Separate 1 egg with yolk in a cup. Add some of hot milk mixture to egg yolk and beat together, then add to double boiler. Stir a minute more and add vanilla extract. Layer custard over sliced bananas and vanilla wafers, twice. Top with meringue made from the egg white, a pinch of cream of tartar and 2 tablespoons of sugar beaten together. May broil meringue topped pudding for a skinny minute to turn meringue golden. Serves 6 to 8.