Southern Style Banana Pudding

In a 2 quart sauce pan, combine the dry ingredients and whisk to blend well. Add the eggs and a little milk and mix well, then slowly add the remaining milk and the butter.Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until pudding comes to a slow boil. Continue cooking and stirring until pudding begins to thicken.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Place a layer of the vanilla wafers in the bottom of a serving bowl, add a thin layer of the warm pudding, then a layer of sliced bananas. Continue with the layers, ending with the pudding. Arrange a few wafers on top as a garnish if desired, or top with lightly sweetened whipped cream.
Chill before serving.

Note: You will probably have some wafers and bananas left over, it's always a toss up as to how many you will need.