Dulce de Leche Banana Pie

A flaky homemade pie crust complements a caramel and banana cream filling.
Prep 20 Minutes
Total Time 1 Hours 5 Minutes
Servings 8

Ingredient List

Crust

  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water

Filling

  • 1 can (13.4 oz) dulce de leche
  • 3 ripe medium bananas
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
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Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and dough almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
  2. On lightly floured surface, shape dough into a ball. Flatten ball to 1/2-inch thickness, rounding and smoothing edges. With floured rolling pin, roll dough into 11-inch round, rolling from center to edge. Fold dough in half; place in 9-inch glass pie plate. Unfold; gently press in bottom and up side of plate, being careful not to stretch dough.
  3. Fold and roll edge of dough under, even with plate; flute edge. Prick bottom and side of dough generously with fork. Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  4. Spoon contents of can of dulce de leche into center of cooled crust; gently spread to edge. Thinly slice bananas; arrange over dulce de leche.
  5. In medium bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over bananas.
  6. In small resealable freezer plastic bag, place chocolate chips and oil; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 seconds; knead bag to mix melted chips and unmelted chips. Microwave 15 to 30 seconds longer or until all chips are melted and smooth. Snip off tiny corner of bag. Pipe melted chocolate mixture over whipped cream. Store pie in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

  • Dulce de leche is a traditional Spanish confection made from milk. It's a popular culinary reference to rich caramel flavors. Look for canned dulce de leche in the Hispanic section of the supermarket.

Nutrition

  • 1 Serving Calories 500 (Calories from Fat 230);  Total Fat 26g (Saturated Fat 12g ,Trans Fat 2g);  Cholesterol 35mg;  Sodium 210mg;  Potassium 240mg;  Total Carbohydrate 60g (Dietary Fiber 2g ,Sugars 38g);  Protein 7g
  • % Daily Value: Vitamin A 10%;  Vitamin C 4%;  Calcium 15%;  Iron 6%
  • Exchanges: 1 Starch;  3 Other Carbohydrate;  1/2 High-Fat Meat;  4 Fat
  • Carbohydrate Choice: 4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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