Banana Toffee Bars W/ Browned Butter Icing
photo by Nanners
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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36 bars
ingredients
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For the bars
- 118.29 ml butter, softened
- one and one-third cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 236.59 ml mashed banana (about 3)
- 118.29 ml sour cream
- 4.92 ml vanilla
- 7.39 ml baking powder
- 2.46 ml baking soda
- 1.23 ml salt
- 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
- 177.44 ml toffee pieces
- 118.29 ml slivered almonds, for topping (optional)
- 118.29 ml toffee pieces, for topping (optional)
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For the Browned Butter Icing
- one-third cup butter
- 591.47 ml sifted powdered sugar
- 14.79-59.16 ml milk
- 4.92 ml vanilla
directions
- For the Bars.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
- Beat the butter in an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds. Beat in the sugar until fluffy - about 1 minute, scraping bowl as needed.
- Beat in the egg, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla until very well combined.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry mixture to wet and mix together, scraping bowl as needed until well combined. Stir in 3/4 C toffee pieces.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 22-25 minutes (at 350) or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool 20-30 minutes before icing.
- For the Icing.
- In a small saucepan heat one-third cup butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until the butter turns a light brown. This may take a few minutes. Remove from heat; pour into a medium bowl.
- Add 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla and 1 T. milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding enough milk to make frosting of spreading consistency. I usually add 2 more tablespoons milk.
- Use icing immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nanners
milwaukee, WI
Hi! I live in Wisconsin where I love my job as SEHM (senior executive household manager)...I used to stay home with my 2 children, except now they're both in school full time which means I have more time to devote to sale shopping, trying new culinary delights and of course enjoying coffee with friends on a regular basis.
I like to scrapbook, run, read, play Balderdash and (did I mentions this already??) have a great conversation over a great cup of COFFEE. My husband and I are so hooked on java that we have taken our addiction to the next level by roasting our own coffee. There is no better way to drink it in my opinion!
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