TWD -- Banana Cream Pie

I was very happy to make this week's recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie because (1) I love to make pie, any kind of pie and (2) I love to make pie, any kind of pie! This weeks host for TWD is Amy of Sing for Your Supper and thank you so much for picking such a gorgeous recipe for us to make.

I was rearranging my cabinets over the weekend and found these 4" pie pans and decided to make mini pies instead of regular pie. I enjoy miniaturizing baked goods and thought Dorie's Banana Cream Pie would work out well and it did. I had so much fun playing around with the pie crust and actually made 3 different designs.

I followed the recipe for the filling but for the pie crust I did make some changes. I used vodka in place of the water and I used lard in place of the shortening and my crust turned out fabulously light and crispy and tasted just delicious. I've used vodka in my pie crust for some time now but this is the first time I've tried lard and it won't be my last!

For the topping I did saute banana slices in butter...oh yummy! I love caramelized bananas and they're so pretty. I considered using a sliced strawberry on top but I decided to keep the flavors to banana, cream and butter!! And after tasting my pie, it does not need another flavor, not at all. Good job Dorie, this recipe was fab!
















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