BANANA MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• To make pastry, combine flour, sugar and butter in a food processor.
• Process until the consistency of fine meal.
• Add beaten egg; continue to process just until dough starts to come together.
• Gather into a ball, wrap and refrigerate for one hour or place in freezer for 15 minutes to chill.
• Roll out dough on a floured surface or roll out between two sheets of plastic wrap to an 11-inch circle.
• Dough is sticky and falls apart easily; just patch together and fit into a nine-inch flan pan with removable bottom; trim edges. (If you don't have a flan pan, a pie plate can be used.) Chill for 30 minutes.
• Bake pastry at 375 degrees for 12 minutes until light golden in color.
• Thinly slice five of the bananas and arrange on bottom of pastry shell.
• Mash the remaining banana and combine with warm cream, 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch and vanilla.
• Pour over banana layer.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes or until filling is set.
• Let pie cool slightly.
• To make meringue, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in 1/3 cup sugar until meringue is stiff and glossy.
• Spread meringue over warm pie; bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes or until browned.
• Let cool; refrigerate until serving time.