Recipe: Banana Pudding

The Mainline's Mason Jar Banana Pudding includes layers of creamy banana pudding, sweet caramelized bananas, whipped cream, and of course, Nilla Wafers. This heavenly dessert is brought down to earth in its oh-so-convenient container. After you've shared this dessert at The Mainline with friends, Executive Chef Justin Burdick recommends heading home and creating your own version with a new pudding flavor and some fresh fruit of your choosing... strawberries and chocolate pudding, anyone? Perfect for entertaining. Recipe courtesy of Executive Chef Justin Burdick at Mainline Restaurant in Fort Collins, Colorado Yield: 3 gal Servings: 50 Serving size: 8 fl oz Ingredients:

• Sugar 18 cup
• Flour 4 cup
• Milk, evaporated 2 cans
• Egg, yolk, fresh 24 fl. Oz.
• Butter 2 cups
• Extract, vanilla 5 tsp
• Salt, kosher to taste
• Instructions:

Combine sugar, flour and evaporated milk and bring to a boil Whisk together egg yolks and temper into milk mixture Bring to slow boil to complete liason Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla Strain through china cap Cool immediately