Banana Bread Brownies - Sugar Apron

By srumbel

The world needs to know. The sweet taste of banana bread brownies topped with a brown butter frosting.
from sugarapron.com

Ingredients

• Brownies:
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas, mashed
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts,chopped
• Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan.
For the brownie,
In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy.
Blend in bananas and vanilla extract.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.
Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool slighty (warm but not hot) and frost with frosting.
For frosting,
Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Watch carefully when it reaches a medium brown color turn off heat, whisk in powdered sugar at a time, adding milk as it thickens, then add in vanilla.
Pour over the warm banana bread brownies immediately, and smooth with a spatula, butter knife, or frosting spatula.
Cool completely before cutting.

Yield: 2 dozen

Serving Size: large bars