Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients:

3/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 cups milk

3 egg yolks, beaten

2 T butter

1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1 9 inch pie crust, baked

2 bananas (the original recipe called for 4, but I thought that was too much)

In a saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, and salt. Add milk gradually while stirring gently. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is bubbly. Keep stirring and cook for about 2 more minutes, and then remove from the burner.

Stir a small quantity of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks, and immediately add egg yolk mixture to the rest of the hot mixture. Cook for 2 more minutes; remember to keep stirring. Remove the mixture from the stove, and add butter and vanilla. Stir until the whole thing has a smooth consistency.

Slice bananas into the cool baked pastry shell. Top with pudding mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes. Chill for one hour.