Banana Streusel Pie

Ingredients

• pastry for single crust pie

• 4 cups ripe bananas, slice; 5-6 bananas

• 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon peel; shredded

• 1/4 cup sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon cornstarch

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/3 cup macadamia nuts or almonds

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 cup margarine or butter

Method

Prepare and roll out pie crust. Line the unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of foil and bake in a 450°F oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake 4 - 6 minutes more or until pastry is golden. Remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to 375°F. In a medium bowl gently toss together bananas, pineapple juice and lemon juice. Drain reserving juices. Gently toss bananas with lemon peel, white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon. Turn the mixture into the pastry shell. In a small pan combine the reserved juices and cornstarch. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Pour over banana mixture in shell. For streusel, combine the flour, brown sugar, nuts and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. With a pastry blender or 2 forks cut in margarine or butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.   Sprinkle over banana mixture. Cover edge of pie with foil. Bake for 40 minutes or until topping is golden and edges are bubbly. Cool on wire rack.