Picture Day: Banana Cream Pie

I have many pictures I keep meaning to post blogs about, but just haven't gotten around to. Yesterday, when I told my friend Katie - who is involved in some of the baking I have un-posted pictures of - this, she suggested that maybe I just post the pictures, without trying to write a full blog entry about them. That way, my friend Claire said, "others can see that you are baking and learning, etc. more than just once a week, even though that (and sometimes less) is how often you post." So, here are pictures from one, and in the future, I will post more so I have something a bit more regular for my readers. And, let me take this opportunity to thank my readers for encouraging me to keep at it - Thank You!

Banana Cream Pie With Chocolate (late Jan. 2010)

Making the pie crust:

Making the bananas:

And the custard:

Putting it all together (see the chocolate in the bottom?):

Katie provided the recipe (from her newly acquired Williams Sonoma cook book) and a lot of the knowledge on this one. It was the first time I made a homemade crust, the first time I attempted custard, and the first time I'd used gelatin in anything other than Jello. We added our own little touch by melting some chocolate chips in the bottom of the crust before adding the rest of the pie filling. The crust was not very hard to make, and neither was the custard. I am not sure I liked the consistency of the chocolate, as it was much harder than the rest of the pie components once it cooled. But, the pie turned out very well, and was a nice addition to our weekend in the country get-away (thank you in-laws for having us house sit!). This was mine and Katie's first attempt at baking together, and it has lead to more great baking adventures so stay tuned!