banana bread bars with brown butter frosting

Name: Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: ## BANANA BREAD BARS; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) sour cream; 2 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 3/4 cup(s) mashed ripe bananas (3-4 bananas); 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts (optional); ## BROWN BUTTER FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 4 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3 tablespoon(s) milk

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Hollie Cameron

Sparks, NV

Updated on Jun 29, 2012

I found these on the Life's Simple Measures blog and the cake is the BEST banana bread that I've ever had. The cake is extremely dense and moist.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 25 Min

method ---

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

BANANA BREAD BARS
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 - eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (3-4 bananas)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk

How To Make banana bread bars with brown butter frosting

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.

Step 2

2. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 3

3. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
Step 4

4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).
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