Banana Bars

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Banana Bars

Cream together:

1 cup Butter softened
1 cup Sugar
Add:
4 Eggs
2 cups Sour Cream or 1 pint Whipping Cream or 2 cups Greek Yogurt
2 teaspoons Vanilla

Beat together.

Add:

4 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour or 4 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Soda

Stir in:

4-5 Bananas Mashed or 2 cups

Bake at 350*F. for 25 minutes until golden brown and/or test with tooth pick in the center to make sure the center is done.

Grease or spray a Bakers Half Sheet (13 x18 inches Baking Sheet)

Cool completely and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream together:

8 oz. Cream Cheese Softened or a light Cream Cheese
1/2 cup softened Butter
2 teaspoons Vanilla

Add: 4 cups Powdered Sugar or more if needed.

Beat together just until all ingredients are mixed well, don’t over beat.

These will freeze well, up to 3 weeks in the freezer. These are great served cold from the fridge too.

This recipe is adapted from Launa.

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Banana Bar ingredients.

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Beaten wet ingredients in the bowl and I mashed the Bananas with a potato ricer. ( You could also use a fork or hand potato masher.)

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Spread Banana dough onto greased baking sheet.

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Baked Banana Bar

Frosting Banana Bars

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Ingredients for the frosting.

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Cream all together.

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Beat frosting just until all ingredients are incorporated.

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Cut and enjoy!

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Have a nice day!

Lindy

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