Glazed Banana Nut Bars Food

BANANA NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil. Remove from the heat; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugars, bananas, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla until blended. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to sugar mixture. Beat in butter mixture until blended. Stir in nuts., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over bars. Store in the refrigerator.

GLAZED BANANA NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C); grease a 15X10X1 pan.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; Add egg substitute and vanilla.
• Combine flours, baking powder, salt , baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Combine bananas and milk; add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the banana mixture, mixing well.
• Stir in nuts; pour the batter into the greased baking pan and bake approximately 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack and while it cools make the glaze.
• Glaze: cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl; stir in vanilla and enough of the boiling water until it reaches the desire consistency.
• Spread the glaze over the completely cool bars and sprinkle with chopped walnuts; cut in bars to serve.
• Do not spread the glaze over the bars if they are still warm or it will seperate; the bars must be room temperature.

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease bottom and sides of 13 x 9 pan.
• 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.
• 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.
• Store in refrigerator.

BANANA NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil.
• Remove from heat; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda, eggs, bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Beat until blended.
• Carefully add butter mixture; mix well.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Gradually add confectioners' sugar.
• Spread over bars.
• Store in fridge.