Banana Monkey Squares

By á-46334

These Monkey Squares are soft and moist banana bread bars with browned butter frosting.
Read more at http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/06/monkey-squares.

Ingredients

• Banana Bread Bars:
• Ingredients
• ◦1 1/2 cups sugar
• ◦1 cup sour cream
• ◦1/2 cup butter, softened
• ◦2 eggs
• ◦1 3/4 cups (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
• ◦2 teaspoons vanilla
• ◦2 cups flour
• ◦1 teaspoon baking soda
• ◦3/4 teaspoon salt
• ◦1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• Browned Butter Frosting:
• ◦1/2 cup butter
• ◦4 cups powdered sugar
• ◦1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• ◦about 3 tablespoons milk or half and half
• Read more at http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/06/monkey-squares.html#QzWU44RExEdFO8Mo.99

Details

Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 10x15 jelly roll pan or line with parchment paper (for thicker bars use a 9x13 pan). Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla for one minute. Add dry ingredients and blend for one minute. Stir in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Cool slighty until warm but not hot and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
2.For the Browned Butter Frosting: Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it is boiling and a delicate brown. Remove from the heat and immediately add the remaining ingredients. This should be thicker than a glaze and thinner than frosting. Using a spatula smooth over the top of the Monkey Squares immediately. The frosting will be easier to spread once it's on the warm bread.

Notes

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