Day 15 - Banana Creme Pie

 

Banana Creme Pie – Better Homes and Gardens 

¾ c sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
4 eggs
2 ¼ cups of bananas (about 3)
1 tablespoon margarine
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
Baked pastry shell
Four-egg-white Meringue

For filling, in a medium saucepan combine sugar and flour. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium-high heat till mixture is thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Separate egg yolks from whites; set whites aside for meringue. Beat egg yolks lightly with a fork. Gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot filling into yolks. Return all to saucepan; bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in margarine or butter and vanilla. Add bananas to bottom of baked pastry shell. Pour hot filling into baked pastry shell. Evenly spread meringue over hot filling; seal to edge. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill to store.

Critique

Allan - Yum. Tastes nice, not too sweet.
 

Nancy - This is good. I didn’t think it would be this bananay. Not too sweet.
 

Hannah - A lot of banana flavor. Very creamy.
 

Josiah - It’s really wierd. This does not taste the greatest. Why is the banana a little colored? Don’t like meringue. I don’t really like it.
 

Samuel - Pass....not even going to try it!

 

Day 14 - Squash Pie

 

Squash Pie – Sue Pruliere

2 Cups cooked squash (butternut or buttercup)


2 Tablespoons butter


2 eggs

2 Cups milk

1 Cup sugar

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon


1 Teaspoon ginger

Mix well. Bake in slow oven (325F for 1 hour)

Critique

Allan - Nope...tastes like squash too much....ya, I don’t like squash. Bummer. A pass for me.

Samuel - Need a doctor on hand if we try this again....Bad. Pass.

Hannah - I did give it a fair chance. However it tasted very much like the dreaded squash! Thumbs down for this one.

Josiah - Really bad rip off of sweet potato/pumpkin pie.

Nancy - Gritty, butter didn’t mix in, so it puddled on top. Didn’t like it.

Note : Nancy is the only fan of squash in our family. Pumpkin being an exception, as we all love pumpkin pie, however we make it with fresh pumpkin and it contains no squash at all.