Pawpaw Banana Cream Pie Food

PAWPAW BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pawpaw puree. Sift together remaining dry ingredients and add in four portions, beating smooth each time. Stir in nuts and raisins.
• 2. Pour batter into a greased, floured loaf pan (8x4x3-inches) and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean. Cool on rack before slicing. Serve slices buttered or with cream cheese.
• 3. NOTE: To make puree, peel ripe pawpaws and place chunks in blender or food processor and process until smooth.

PAWPAW CREAM PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine sugar and flour or cornstarch. Add the beaten egg yolks, milk, and cream. Mix well and add pawpaw pulp. Cook and stir constantly over low heat until thickened. Cool. Make a meringue by beating the egg whites stiff with 3 Tbsp. sugar and a pinch of salt. Pour custard into a baked pastry shell and cover with meringue. Bake in a moderate oven (350o F) for 12 minutes or until meringue is browned. Serves 6 to 8.

BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pulse the cones, salt and sugar in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add the melted butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand. Press on the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes; let cool completely.
• Make the filling: Bring 2 cups milk to a bare simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the egg yolks, 3/4 cup sugar and the vanilla in a large bowl until smooth and pale. Whisk in the cornstarch. Slowly whisk the warm milk into the egg mixture, then pour into the saucepan and return to medium heat. Cook, whisking constantly, until the custard thickens and begins to bubble, about 2 minutes. Stir in the butter until melted. Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; set aside to cool, stirring frequently.
• Put the remaining 2 tablespoons milk and the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave 1 minute. Stir until the chocolate melts, then let cool slightly.
• Spread the chocolate over the bottom and up the sides of the crust. Press the bananas into the chocolate, then pour the custard over the bananas. Cover and chill until set, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Make the meringue: Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and half of the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and beat until opaque. Add the remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 5 more minutes.
• Swirl the meringue on the pie with the back of a spoon. Bake until golden brown in spots, 5 to 8 minutes. Let sit at room temperature until set, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.

PAWPAW CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water.
• Combine the ½ cup sugar with the salt, egg yolks, and milk in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until mixture coats a spoon.
• Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin and pawpaw puree.
• Chill until a spoonful holds its shape (about half an hour).
• Beat the egg whites stiff with ¼ cup of white sugar.
• Fold egg whites and half of the whipped cream into the filling.
• Pour into the baked pastry shell.
• Spread remaining whipped cream on top of pie.

BANANA PAPAYA PIE

Steps:

• Combine papaya nectar, lemon juice, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Bring to boil then lower to low heat.
• Mix cornstarch and water to a smooth paste and stir into mixture. Stir until thickened and clear.
• Cool.
• Combine with bananas and pour into baked pie shell.
• Chill. Serve with whipped cream.

PAWPAW BANANA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and corn starch. Add beaten egg yolks, milk and cream and mix well. Mix pawpaw pulp and mashed banana, add to egg mixture.
• Cook and stir constantly over medium-low heat until thickened to the consistency of thick chunky pudding (think banana cream pie filling). Let cool.
• Make meringue by beating the egg whites stiff with 3 tablespoons sugar, a pinch of salt and cream of tartar.
• Pour custard into baked pastry shell and cover with meringue. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes or until meringue is browned.