BANANA PECAN SQUARES

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda and salt
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 9 pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

Mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside. In medium bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and banana (mixture will look curdled). Stir in flour mixture until well blended, stir in chopped nuts. Spread in greased 9" square pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 25 minutes or until browned and pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.