Banana Nut Bars

Name: Banana Nut Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 36 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, cubed; 1/2 cup water; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed ripe banana; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Submitted by Martina

"As requested, a recipe for ripe bananas. This one comes from the May/June issue of Country Woman magazine, by Susan Huckaby. It placed 4th overall."

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Ready In:: 37mins
Ingredients:: 15
Yields:: 36 bars

ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, cubed
¹⁄₂ cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
¹⁄₂ cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banana
¹⁄₂ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
Frosting
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ¹⁄₂ cups confectioners' sugar

directions

In a saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil.
Remove from heat; set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda, eggs, bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
Beat until blended.
Carefully add butter mixture; mix well.
Stir in nuts.
Pour into greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy.
Beat in vanilla.
Gradually add confectioners' sugar.
Spread over bars.
Store in fridge.