DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA CREAM PIE image

Categories Chocolate Dessert Bake Frozen Dessert Banana

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 cup plain all purpose flour
4 oz (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole milk
3 egg yolks
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 medium bananas, sliced
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate curls, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

Dump flour, cocoa, and sugar onto a clean countertop or pastry board. Cut butter into chunks and place on top. Flip chunks so they are coated. Press the butter into the flour with the heel of your non-dominant hand. With your pastry scraper in your dominant hand, scrape up some of the flour and butter and flip it over the pile. Press and scrape until you see more butter flakes than loose flour. Make a well in the middle of the pile & pour the water into it. Working quickly, use your finger tips to blend and distribute the water evenly into the dough. Then, scrape up the dough with your scraper and fold it over itself until you have a somewhat cohesive lump of dough. Collect into a ball, wrap tightly with plastic, and put in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Roll out dough and gently press into a 9" pie pan. Line crust with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove weights and lining, then bake an additional 10-15 minutes until set. Allow to cool. --- Mix sugar, flour and salt in a medium saucepan. Stir in 1 cup of milk, mix until smooth, and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue to stir until smooth and thick, about 2 minutes, then remove from heat. Beat egg yolks with the remaining cup of milk. Temper the egg mixture with a small amount of the slightly cooled milk mixture then blend this into the larger saucepan with the cooling milk mixture. Return saucepan to the heat and bring to boil again, stirring constantly. Lower heat and simmer until mixture is the consistency of thick pudding, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and quickly stir in butter and vanilla. Add chocolate chips to filling & stir until melted and smooth. Cool for 5 minutes, then pour half into pie shell. Slice banana and place on filling, then add remaining filling. Refrigerate until cold. Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla; beat until cream holds peaks. Top with whipped cream.