Carla Hall's Banana Puddin'

Okay, so there's this 'new' show on ABC called "The Chew" that I LOVE!!!!!!  The hosts are adorable and they talk and cook - What's NOT to love? Right? All of their recipes (the ones that they cook on the show) are available on the website (http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/index). This one is for Carla Hall's Banana Puddin' - it sounds wonderful to me! The only thing I don't like about it is the way that they format the recipes on their website, but I've left it mostly the way they do it.

As always, I would really love to hear from anybody that tries one of the recipes from my blog! Please let me know what you think!
Thanks,
MissMouse

Carla Hall's Banana Puddin'

Contributed by: Carla Hall

Try Carla's twist on this classic dessert!

ingredients

• 1/8 teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 cups milk (low fat or whole)
• 2 Eggs (separated)
• 2 Bananas (very ripe and mashed)
• 2 tablespoons Butter (softened)
• 1 1/2 teapsoons Vanilla
• About 44 small Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
• 2 Bananas (ripe but firm)
• 2 cups Whipped Cream
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Rum
• Zest of 1 Lemon
• 3/4 cup of sugar

3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
2 cups Milk, low fat or whole

Combine 3/4 cup granulated sugar, salt, and flour in a medium bowl. Slowly stir milk into dry mixture.

2 Eggs, separated
2 Bananas, very ripe and mashed
2 tablespoon Butter, softened

Put mixture on top of saucepan over simmering water and cook until mixture begins to thicken.

1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

Beat egg yolks and mashed bananas in a small bowl, then briskly stir a small amount of the hot mixture from step 2 (about 1/2 cup) into this mixture.

2 Bananas, ripe but firm
About 44 small Vanilla Shortbread Cookies

Add egg yolk mixture back into the hot mixture in top of double boiler and stir in butter and vanilla. Cook until mixture thickens again.

1/4 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Rum
Zest of 1 Lemon
2 cups whipped cream

Place a layer of vanilla shortbread in an 11x7-inch baking dish (or other shape 2-quart shallow baking dish). Add a layer of sliced bananas. Continue layering until all cookies and banana slices are used. Pour pudding mixture over top, and place in refrigerator to cool.

 

When cooled completely and ready to serve (at least 2 hours, and up to overnight) in a bowl, whip the 1/4 cup sugar into heavy cream. Mix in rum and zest of 1 lemon, and whip until soft peaks form. Top pudding with whipped cream.