Banana Bread Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
"These are the super-dense, moist, compact version of banana bread. Using nutty brown butter was an inspiration from Susan Vu in our kitchen, who always uses brown butter in everything. I melted the butter for these bars and thought, what else can I do with this? Oh, there's Suzie. I'll do what she always does - and it made a real difference...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
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1 cup mashed bananas (from 2 or 3 bananas)
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2 sticks (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooked until dark brown
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2 large eggs
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3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
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3/4 cup granulated sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks, at room temperature
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6 ounces cream cheese, cut into chunks, at room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, optional
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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