Whether on the plantation or in the trailer park, southern
desserts are rich with tradition, taking the best of
available fruits and even vegetables from many different
sources.
Banana Pudding
No one is quite sure about who made the first banana
pudding, but it's a sure thing as to who's eating most of
it, so we'll claim it down south--ya'll.
Ingredients
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 1/2 cups sugar 2 (12 oz.)
cans evaporated milk 1/2 stick butter 4 egg yolks 6 bananas
sliced to 1/2 inch thickness Vanilla Wafers 1 tsp vanilla
extract
Directions
Set a large heavy saucepan on low heat. Add sugar, flour
and salt. Pour in the evaporated milk stirring constantly.
The mixture will thicken slowly, about 15 minutes. Separate
eggs and lightly beat the egg yolks in bowl. Add a cup of
the thickened milk mixture to the eggs and whisk. Add the
egg mixture into the saucepan and whisk vigorously until
mixture is well mixed. Remove the saucepan and stir in the
butter and the vanilla extract. Pour the pudding into a
bowl and cover. Let cool in refrigerator for 2 hours. Into
a large baking dish, add a layer of vanilla wafers then a
layer of sliced bananas, and top with pudding. Repeat the
layers. Top with more wafers. The only thing better than
banana pudding is banana pudding the next day!
Key Lime Pie
The history of Key Lime pie has absolutely no doubt. Key
limes grow naturally in Florida. They're smaller than the
domesticated Persian lime that we are used to seeing in the
grocery store—but they're more aromatic and acidic
than their tamer cousins. Real key lime pie is made with
real key limes. Anything else is just a lime pie.
Ingredients
Crust: 16 crushed graham crackers 3 tbsp. sugar 1/4 lb.
margarine or butter (melted)
Pie: 4 egg yolks 1/2 c. fresh key lime juice 2 tbsp. grated
lime peel 1 (14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
Directions Mix the crushed graham crackers with the sugar.
Pour the butter in. Put the mixture in a 9" pie pan and
gently press into place. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10
minutes, until the crust is light brown in color. Let it
cool.
Beat the eggs until they turn thick and light yellow in
color (a mixer helps). While mixing on a low speed, add in
the condensed milk as well as half of the lime juice. When
it's all mixed together, add the rest of the lime juice as
well as the lime peel and continue mixing until it is
completely blended. Pour this mixture onto the cooled pie
crust. Bake in the oven (again, 350 degrees) for about 10 -
12 minutes. Be careful that it doesn't take on a
rubber-like texture. Let the pie cool a bit, then top with
whipped cream and chill until ready to serve.
As always, the main thing to remember about Southern
cooking is to keep it authentic. Your family will
appreciate it and you can take pride in knowing you're
carrying on a rich tradition.
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