Banana Pudding With Homemade Vanilla Wafers

3 1/2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
3 cups milk
3 eggs yolks, beaten
1 teaspoon of vanilla
5 or 6 bananas, sliced
Homemade Vanilla Wafers (see recipe below)
3 egg whites, beaten until stiff
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/4 cup sugar

Mix flour, sugar and salt in saucepan. Combine beaten egg yolks and
milk. Stir to mix well. Add flour mixture and mix until well blended.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thickened.
Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Place a layer of
vanilla wafers in bottom of a large casserole dish. Add a later of
sliced bananas over wafers. Top with the cooked custard mixture.
Repeat layers as needed. Beat egg whites lightly and gradually add 1/4
cup sugar. Beat until stiff. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread meringue
over pudding. Bake at 425 degrees until golden brown.



Homemade Vanilla Wafers

1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/3 cups of cream
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder

Cream the butter and sugar together and mix in the egg and cream and
beat until well blended. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix
lightly. Drop small portions of the soft dough onto a greased baking
sheet. Flatten the tops of the wafers with the back of a spoon and
bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

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Joe Harris

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