Banana Cream Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. sugar
dash of salt
1/4 c. cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1 c. half and half
2 c. milk, scalded
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. banana extract (optional)
1 baked 9-inch pastry shell
2 ripe bananas, thinly sliced
meringue

Preparation

Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan.
Beat egg yolks and half and half at medium speed of an electric mixer; add to sugar mixture.
Pour hot milk slowly into egg mixture, stirring constantly.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
Remove from heat; add butter, vanilla and, if desired, banana extract.
Pour one-third of mixture into baked pastry shell and layer with banana slices.
Repeat layers, ending with filling.
Cover with wax paper; make meringue.
Remove wax paper.
Spread meringue over filling.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.