Ingredients:
2 cups vanilla wafers
1/4 cup rum
1/4 cup bourbon
1-1/4 cups plus 1 Tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
8 large egg yolks, beaten
2 teaspoons plus 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ripe bananas, sliced
1 cup plus 1/2 cup crumbled chocolate-covered toffee bars
2 cups heavy whipping cream
Procedure:
1. Place vanilla wafers in a shallow bowl and sprinkle with rum and bourbon.
2. Set aside.
3. Combine 1-1/4 cups sugar, flour, salt, milk, egg yolks, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in top of a double boiler.
4. Place over simmering water. Do not let water boil or touch bottom of top pan.
5. Stir continuously until thick enough to heavily coat back of a metal spoon.
6. Place top of double boiler in a bowl of ice water.
7. Stir about 5 minutes to stop the cooking.
8. Layer half of vanilla wafers, half of bananas, half of custard and 1/2 cup crumbled toffee bars in an 8 by 12-inch glass baking dish.
9. Repeat layers.
10. Whip cream, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
11. Spread whipped cream over pudding.
12. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup crumbled toffee bars over top.
13. Refrigerate before serving.
Serves twelve people.
