BANANA CREAM PIE WITH RUM CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• To make custard, bring milk to a boil over medium heat.
• If using vanilla bean, add it, cover the pan and leave over low heat to infuse for 10-15 minutes.
• Alternatively, add vanilla extract after milk boils.
• Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks with sugar until creamy.
• Whisk in flour.
• Mix until well blended.
• Strain milk, stirring gradually into egg yolk mixture.
• Beat together.
• Return mixture to a clean pot.
• Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
• If lumps form as it thickens, whisk until custard is smooth.
• Bring to boil and then simmer 1 minute.
• Cool to room temperature and put plastic wrap on top of custard to that a skin doesn't form.
• For caramel sauce, combine water and sugar in small, heavy, deep pot.
• Place over high heat.
• Boil, without stirring, until golden caramel colour (About 7 minutes).
• Remove from heat and immediately stir in cream and rum carefully because mixture will bubble up.
• Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine crushed cookies and butter and pat into 9" pie plate.
• Bake 10 minutes and cool.
• To assemble: Combine bananas, rum and sugar.
• When custard is cold, fold bananas into it.
• Spoon into ginger crust.
• Serve drizzed with caramel sauce.