Banana Sour Cream Bars Food

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10 x 15 jelly roll pan and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.
• To a large mixing bowl, add the butter, sour cream and sugar. Using a hand mixer (or stand mixer), mix on medium speed until the sugar is well incorporated into the butter and sour cream. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix for about 1 minute until everything is well combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until they are almost fully incorporated. Add the mashed bananas and nuts and mix for a few seconds. Stop and scrap down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and mix just until incorporated.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and use a spatula or an offset spatula to spread the batter out evenly. I also gently shake the pan back and forth a few times.
• Bake for 20 to 22 minutes until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the bars to cool while you make the icing.
• Place the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Melt the butter. Once the butter has melted allow the butter to brown. This will take about 4 to 5 minutes. Slightly lift the pan from the burner and swirl the butter around in it, every few seconds. Don't walk away from it. It can go from browned to burnt very fast. The butter should be a golden brown and foamy with little flecks of brown pieces in it. Immediately remove from the heat and transfer to a medium size bowl.
• Add the powdered sugar, vanilla and half & half. Using a hand mixer, mix until smooth and easily spreadable.
• Spread the icing over the slightly warm bars.
• Allow the icing to set up and slice into bars. You can slice these into 20 small bars or 16 large ones, but either way, they will disappear within minutes!!
• If you happen to have leftovers, wrap them securely and they will stay fresh for up to 3 to 4 days.

SOUR CREAM BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan.
• In bowl of an electric mixer (or you can use a hand mixer), combine the sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs. Mix on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until combined. Add bananas and vanilla and mix on low speed for about 30 seconds.
• Add flour, salt and baking soda and mix on medium speed just until combined (about 1 minute). Pour into prepared pan and bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool until just slightly warm and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting with the cream cheese frosting.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended., Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars.

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening. In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, bananas, oil and eggs with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Spread in pan.
• Bake bars 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread cooled bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. For bars, cut into 6 row by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
• Beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. Cool.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. Spread frosting over cooled banana bars.