Granny's Banana Cream Pie (No Sugar Added Version)

This is a modification of reatherbewimmin's recipe, but using mashed bananas as sweetener instead of sugar. ( Original Version Here: http://www.food.com/recipe/grannys-banana-cream-pie-30946 ). The pie crust is Laurie's No Roll Pie Crust (http://www.food.com/recipe/my-no-roll-pie-crust-51537) ... but again, with no sugar. Cooking time includes time for the pie to cool in the fridge.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 34 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• Pie Crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  oil
• 2  tablespoons milk

• Filling

• 2  bananas, mashed
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups milk
• 3  egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  medium firm bananas

• Topping

• 8  ounces heavy whipping cream

Directions

1. Make the Pie Crust:
2. Mix flour and salt together with a fork in a pie pan.
3. Make a well in the center and add the oil and milk.
4. Mix with a fork til it makes a ball.
5. Flatten and press into the pan in pie crust shape and flute the edge.
6. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes until golden.
7. Make the Filling:
8. Blend the mashed bananas with the flour, salt and 1/4 of the milk.
9. After well mixed, add the remaining milk and blend until mixed thoroughly.
10. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
11. Boil for 2 minute.
12. Remove from heat.
13. Stir in a small amount of the mixture from the saucepan into the egg yolks to warm up the yolks, so you don't end up with scrambled eggs.
14. Return everything to the saucepan.
15. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
16. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla; mix well; allow to cool slightly.
17. Slice the bananas and place evenly in pie crust.
18. Pour cream mixture over bananas.
19. Place in fridge to cool.
20. Make the Topping:
21. Whip the whipping cream with an electric beater until you have whipped cream. :).
22. Top the filling with whipped cream once the filling has cooled.