Zucchini Bars With Brown Butter Frosting Recipes

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in zucchini and pecans. Spread in pan.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until light golden brown; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and spreadable. Spread Browned Butter Frosting on cooled bars. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Top each bar with pecan half.

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.
• Fold in grated zucchini and 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans.
• Spread into the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until top and edges are golden, and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, prepare brown butter frosting.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, and cook til it foams, bubbles, turns golden brown, and has brown specks, about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and whisk in vanilla.
• Carefully transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Beat in 4 cups powdered sugar and 2 tbsp. heavy cream, and add additional powdered sugar and cream as needed to achieve medium consistency - thick, but spreadable.
• Spread evenly over cooled zucchini bars.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans, and allow at least 20-30 minutes for the frosting to set.
• Cut into bars.

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• heat oven to 350*.
• grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan -- with crisco -- set aside.
• beat eggs, sugar and oil in large bowl, with mixer on medium speed --
• stir in flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• stir in zucchini and pecans and spread in pan.
• bake 30-40 minutes or toothpick test.
• cool completely on wire rack. about 1 hour --
• spread frosting on bars -- decorate with pecan halves if desired.
• to prepare BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING:.
• heat butter in 4 quart pan over medium heat till light golden brown --
• remove from heat and add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk till smooth and spreadable.