SPICY BANANA BARS

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Senior Prize Winner in Pillsbury's 6th Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest by Mrs. Byard Cummings, Enderlin, North Dakota. I found this in a old Pillsbury magazine. I have not tried this recipe, but I'm posting it for safe keeping.

Provided by internetnut

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 27m

Yield 3 dozen, 34 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup pillsbury's best all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon french's cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon french's clove
1/4 teaspoon french's allspice
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup ripe banana, mashed (1 small)
1 unbeaten egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/3 cup funsten's chopped pecans
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon hot water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.5, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 11.9, Sodium 68.2, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 8.1, Protein 0.8

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