Best Grandma Renes Old Fashioned Banana Pudding Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in a large sauce pan.
• Add milks and egg yolks to pan slowly, stirring constantly over medium heat, until mixture thickens, about 7-8 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Layer enough banana slices to cover the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Cover the bananas with 1/3 of the pudding mixture, and layer with 1/3 of the vanilla wafers.
• Repeat layering, starting with bananas, then using pudding, then vanilla wafers.
• Do the layering a third time as usual, except do not cover the pudding with wafers; place the wafers around the edges of the casserole, tucked into the pudding.
• Beat the egg whites at high speed with a mixer until they foam.
• Add the sugar gradually, and keep beating until stiff peaks form.
• Spread this over the top of the pudding, forming a seal to the edges.
• Bake pudding at 325F for 25 minutes or until the meringue becomes light golden.
• Allow to cool 30 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate unused portions.

GRANDMA'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Line the bottom of a baking dish with some wafers. Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat yolks in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and vanilla extract, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add butter; continue stirring until thickened to a pudding-like consistency, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Layer a portion of banana slices over the wafers and cover with pudding. Repeat layers with remaining bananas, wafers, and pudding.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl, gradually adding cream of tartar, until soft peaks form. Add sugar and continue beating on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in vanilla extract. Spoon meringue over the pudding.
• Bake in the preheated oven until meringue browns, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.

OSIE'S "OLD-FASHIONED" BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine (to make custard) sugar, flour, corn starch, and salt in a pot.
• Stir in milk.
• Heat over low heat, stirring often to avoid scorching, until thickened.
• (beleive me, you will know when this happens!-seems like it takes"forever") Beat egg yolks and gradually stir into the hot sugar mixture.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• "Line"a 2 quart casserole dish with a layer of wafers and top with half of the sliced bananas.
• (**Iusually have this step finished before I begin to make the custard.**) Pour half of"custard" over bananas.
• Repeat, ending with custard on top.
• In separate bowl, beat egg whites stiff, but not dry.
• (I use the electric mixer on high.) Gradually add 1/4 c sugar and beat until mixture forms stiff peaks.
• Pile on top of pudding.
• Spread it around to the edges of the dish to"seal" it.
• (Then make the top pretty by making designs with the back of the spoon.) Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for about 5 minutes.
• (until the egg whites start to turn a golden brown) Watch this close, because sometimes mine turns black-really fast!
• Serve warm or chilled.

GRANDMA'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, flour and salt in top of double boiler.
• Stir in 4 egg yolks and milk; blend well.
• Cook, uncovered over boiling water, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla.
• Spread small amount on bottom of 1-1 1/2 quart casserole; cover with layer of wafers.
• Top with layer of sliced bananas.
• Pour about 1/3 of custard over bananas.
• Continue to layer wafers, bananas, and custard to make 3 layers of each, ending with custard.
• Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Spoon on top of pudding, spreading to cover entire surface.
• and sealing well to edges.
• Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until delicately browned.
• Cool slightly or chill.
• Just before serving, garnish with banana slices, then insert vanilla wafers upright around edge of dish.
• Makes 16 servings.