Black Bottom Banana Bars Recipes

BLACK-BOTTOM BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in the bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide batter in half. Add cocoa to half; spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spoon remaining batter on top and, if desired, swirl with a knife to marble batter. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

BLACK-BOTTOM BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly combined.
• Blend in the bananas.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Divide batter in half.
• Add cocoa to half; spread into a greased 13-in x 9-in pan.
• Spoon remaining batter on top and swirl with a knife.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until the bars test done.
• Cool.

BLACK BOTTOM BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9X5 loaf pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on high speed, about 1 minute.
• Stop mixer and add eggs.
• Continue beating until fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Add milk and stir until combined.
• Remove from mixer.
• In another mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• With a wooden spoon, stir flour-mixture and mashed bananas into the creamed butter-mixture until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips and pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of bread comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and place pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Gently remove loaf from pan and cool completely on wire rack.