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Alabama Banana Pudding Makes 8 servings WHAT YOU WILL NEED: ¾ cup sugar ¼ cup cornstarch ½ teaspoon kosher salt 6 egg yolks 3½ cups milk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon dark rum 5 medium bananas, sliced 1 12-ounce box vanilla wafers HOW TO PREP: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, salt and egg yolks in a large saucepan. Whisk in milk and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until it thickens to a custard, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in butter, vanilla and rum. Let cool. Place ¹ / ₃ of the vanilla wafers over bottom of 8" × 8" dish. Top with ¹ / ₃ bananas, then cover bananas with ¹ / ₃ of the pudding. Repeat each layer twice. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve cold with vanilla wafers on top.

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