Recipe: Banana Custard Pudding

Title: Banana Custard Pudding
Categories: Desserts Pies
Servings: 20

2 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 c Cornstarch
7 c Milk
4 ea Egg yolks, beaten
1/4 c Butter, softened
1 t Vanilla extract
1 pk (12-oz) vanilla wafers
9 ea Med bananas, peeled & sliced

Combine sugar, flour, and cornstarch in a medium
mixing bowl. Mix well, and set aside.
Pour milk into a large saucepan; cook over medium heat
until candy thermometer registers 160 deg F. Gradually
stir one-fourth of hot milk into yolks; stir into
reserved dry ingredients, and add to remaining hot
milk. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture
thickens and coats the spoon. Remove from heat, and
stir in butter and vanilla. Let cool to room
temperature. Line bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking
dish with one-third of the vanilla wafers. Arrange
half of banana slices over wafers; top with half of
cooled custard. Repeat layers, reserving one-third of
wafers to crumble and sprinkle over custard. Chill
thoroughly. Yield: 20 to 25 servings.