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Tapicoa Pudding Banana Creme Pie

1/3 cup medium or large pearl tapioca
1 cup cold water
2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
3-4 ripe bananas
1 prepared pie crust

Soak tapioca in cold water at least 3 hours or overnight.  Do not
drain.  Transfer to a large, heavy saucepan, add remaining ingredients
except vanilla, and simmer over lowest heat, stirring now and then,
for 1 hour.  Take off heat, mix in vanilla.

Slice up or mash bananas and mix into the pudding. Turn into a
baked and cooled pie crust.  Chill.  Serve.

Variation: Put a meringue on top.

Printable version: tapioca-banana.txt.