Banana Cream Pie

I've been putting off adding this blog update because I don't really know what to say about it. I think bananas are gross and therefore I think the same of this pie. According to my husband it's amazing though. This is what he requested for his birthday dessert (last November).

This is another recipe from the fabulous Tartine cookbook. And like almost all Tartine recipes this one is somewhat complex. It requires the use of three separate recipes: one for the crust, one for the cream filling, and one for assembling the actual pie.

This is the first pie I've seen that coats the crust with chocolate. What a great idea! It prevents the cream from making the crust soggy. Genius. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the chocolate covered crust. But can you tell I have never crimped a pie crust? While this is fairly embarrassing it also makes me a bit proud. Proud because I have family who love me and make pie for me. My Grandma Jean used to make me a pie for my birthday every year (after my mom figured out I don't like cake). And now my fabulous pie-making husband continues the tradition.


But I digress (because I think bananas are gross). If you love bananas the way my husband does I recommend this pie. And if you have a loved one who loves banana cream pie I recommend you make this for them.