Spicybananabars Recipes

SPICY BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift together.flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
• Cream -- together butter. Add banana; blend throughly.
• Blend in -- egg; beat well.
• Add -- the dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend throughly after each addition. (With electric mixer use a low speed).
• Stir in -- pecans.
• Spread -- in well-grease and lightly floured 13X9x2-inch pan.
• Bake -- in moderate oven (350) 22 to 25 minutes. Frost while warm.
• Note: If you use Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder, salt and soda.
• Lemon Frosting: Mix butter, water, and lemon juice and stir in confectioners' sugar. Thin with additional hot water, a little at a time, if necessary.

SPICY BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 13"X9" pan.
• Cream together margarine and sugar.
• Beat in the egg.
• Stir in banana.
• Stir in the milk.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and nuts (if using).
• Stir into creamed mixture.
• Spread in the pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes at 350F.
• until golden brown.
• Frosting: Melt margarine.
• Stir in icing sugar and lemon juice.
• Stir in water, 1 tsp.
• at a time, to get a good spreading consistency.
• Spread over warm bars.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into bars.

SPICY BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13 x 9-inch pan. In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup margarine and banana until well blended. Add milk and egg beat well. Stir in flour and remaining bar ingredients until well mixed. Spread in greased and floured pan. Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons margarine in small saucepan. Stir in powdered sugar, lemon juice and enough water for desired spreading consistency. Spread over warm bars. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Garnish as desired. HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: Decrease sugar to 2/3 cup. Bake as directed above.Nutrition Per Serving (1 bar): Calories 70 Protein 1g Carbohydrate 10g Fat 3g Sodium 65mgPICTURE: Top to bottom: Spicy Banana Bars, Charmin' Cherry BarsFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SPICED CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape bowl and add bananas, vanilla extract, and rum flavoring; beat well.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl; mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture and beat on medium speed until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

BANANA SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake at 375° for 25- 30 min or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Spread the glaze over the top while still hot.
• Glaze.
• Mix butter, water, and lemon juice well. Add enough powdered sugar to make thin glaze(a little thicker than gravy).