I Love 2 Cook: pie

Recipe source: Betty Crocker

Ingredients


1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/2 cup Original Bisquick® mix

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

3/4 cup frozen (thawed) whipped topping

1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, if desired

Caramel topping, warmed, if desired



Directions

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease 9-inch glass pie plate with shortening or spray with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix bananas and lemon juice; set aside.
2 In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients except whipped topping, walnuts and caramel topping until blended. Add banana mixture; stir until blended. Pour into pie plate.
3 Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
4 Spread pie with whipped topping; sprinkle with walnuts. Drizzle with caramel topping before serving. Store covered in refrigerator

Don't throw away those old speckled brown bananas! Their sweet flavor and soft texture are what make this easy pie so delicious. Slice bananas over pie slices just before serving.

Enjoy!!!

Do not adjust your sets - you haven't tuned into the wrong blog. Its still culinarily challenged me but this pie was so amazingly delish I had to share it. We had a chance encounter with its gooey yumminess in Africa. Luckily the camp manager was nice enough to share the recipe. I've made a few slight adjustments to account for American markets.

Meet Banoffe "Danger" Pie. Ban for banana + offee for toffee = Banoffe pie. If you are like me, you've never heard the term 'banoffee', no less tasted it. Non Americans are roling their eyes now as its nothing new but humor my astonishment - how has this dessert not won us Yankees over?

Why "danger"? Glad you asked. Danger is this pies middle name not only because is it tasty and calorically sinful but its also incredibly easy to make! A dangerous combination. If you are on a diet, avert your eyes.

Still with me? Lets get started. You will need:

3 bananas
1 tin of sweetened condensed milk
2 cups whipping cream
1 package of digestive biscuits or graham crackers
1 stick of butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 small bar of chocolate

If you don't mind using store bought ingredients you can cut down a lot on the steps but since I was posting it I figured I would make a proper version entirely from scratch just for you.

Your first step can be done way ahead of time (at least hours but can be as much as months before). Remove the label on the condensed milk and submerge the unopened can in pot of water. Cover and boil for 2.5 hours. Warning: Be sure to keep the can covered by water at all times!!

After requisite time has passed, take pot off the stove and allow the can to cool. In case you're wondering - you just made magic, er, toffee!

So you're ready with your toffee, its time to do the rest.

To make the crust (*You can skip this step entirely by buying a ready made graham cracker crust.)

Grind up digestive cookies in food processor.
Melt stick of butter in microwave and pour into crumb mixture.
Blend until you have a moist sand mixture.
Smooth wet crumbs into pie plate to make a crust.
Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
Set aside to cool.

To make whipped cream (*You can skip this step entirely by using cool whip. )

Whip cold cream and vanilla on high until whipped
Set aside

Now its time to bring it all together. Cut up bananas into slices and lay into your crust. It doesn't matter how you arrange them really. Just go wild.