Kevin Gillespie's Warm Banana Pudding with Meringue - Atlanta Magazine

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 whole vanilla bean, slit lengthwise
• 8 large egg yolks
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup very strong black coffee
• 2 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 to 3/4 of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pound cake (store-bought or homemade, about 10 ounces)
• 8 to 10 ripe bananas
• 8 large egg whites
• 10 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract