On 6/17/2015 9:36 AM, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:28:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 5:50:43 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>>> A friend is asking "What's the secret in making Hawaii style "moist"
>>> banana pie? I've never heard of it, but I'd never heard of bone in
>>> brisket until yesterday either. Do we know it by another name? Any
>>> tips to pass along?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> sf
>>
>> My guess is that it's different from an American banana pie in that it's not a cream pie but pretty much an apple pie using bananas. I had a banana pie for my birthday. I'm not a fan of the pie but anything is better than having cake for one's birthday. I hate eating cake on my birthday!
>
> Yes, he said it's a two crusted pie like an apple pie. He says what
> he has attempted has been dry. I can't imagine a dry banana pie, but
> I'd never imagined a two crusted pie before he asked, so that one goes
> in the bone-in brisket column. Two new things in two days! I wonder
> what I will learn about tomorrow?

What I'd do is make a gel out of cinnamon, sugar, corn starch, and lemon
juice. Just cook that on the stove, add the bananas and then fill and
bake the pie. OTOH, I don't think a banana pie should be all drippy like
an apple pie. OTOH, the guy has got to make the pie according to what
his mind's eye sees.

>>
>> The Hawaiian banana pie probably has it's origins from the Chinese. Most of the ones that I've seen were done in a Chinese style.
>>
>> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/royal-hawaiian-pie/
>
> Thanks, I'll pass this on to him. He's like you, raised in Hawaii...
> except he left, not sure at what age.
>
>

I fried up some canned biscuits last night. That oil was some raunchy
stuff! No matter, you coat those things with sugar and it's all good. My
wife took most of it to work. I asked her how it was. She said she gave
one to my son who was working with her and when she turned around, it
was all gone. Her co-worker said it was good stuff. I told my wife not
to tell anyone what it was - that's gonna spoil everything!