Banana Custard Pudding

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 packet vanilla wafer (12-oz)
• 7 cups milk
• 9 medium bananas, peeled & sliced
• 4 egg yolks, beaten

Directions

1. 1

   Combine sugar, flour, and cornstarch in a medium mixing bowl.

2. 2

   Mix well, and set aside.

3. 3

   Pour milk into a large saucepan; cook over medium heat until candy thermometer registers 160 deg F.

4. 4

   Gradually stir one-fourth of hot milk into yolks; stir into reserved dry ingredients, and add to remaining hot milk.

5. 5

   Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the spoon.

6. 6

   Remove from heat, and stir in butter and vanilla.

7. 7

   Let cool to room temperature.

8. 8

   Line bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with one-third of the vanilla wafers.

9. 9

   Arrange half of banana slices over wafers; top with half of cooled custard.

10. 10

    Repeat layers, reserving one-third of wafers to crumble and sprinkle over custard.

11. 11

    Chill thoroughly.