Roasted Banana Bars With Maple Glaze
- FOR THE ROASTED BANANAS:
- 2 cups Sliced Ripe Banana
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Cold Unsalted Butter, Diced
- FOR THE BARS:
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoons Allspice
- 1/8 teaspoons Cardamom
- 1/3 cups Low-fat Buttermilk
- 1 whole Mashed Ripe Banana
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 5 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
- 3/4 cups Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
- 2 Tablespoons Low Fat Milk
- 1/3 cups Chopped Pecans, Toasted
- For the roasted bananas:
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F and arrange bananas in a single layer in a baking dish; sprinkle with brown sugar and diced butter. Roast for 25 minutes, gently stirring mixture halfway through. Cool slightly.
- For the bars:
- Reduce oven temperature to 350u0b0F and coat a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and cardamom.
- In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, banana, and vanilla.
- In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Reduce speed to low and add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the sugar mixture; beat just until combined. Add buttermilk mixture, then finish with remaining flour mixture.
- Gently fold in roasted banana, then pour mixture into prepared baking dish and smooth top with an offset spatula. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few crumbs attached. Remove from the oven to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
- For the glaze:
- Place butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until it foams, turns clear, and then turns a deep brown, about 6 minutes. Cool slightly.
- In a small bowl, sift powdered sugar; whisk in browned butter, maple syrup, and milk until smooth.
- Pour over cake and spread evenly with an offset spatula, then sprinkle with toasted pecans. Let glaze set before cutting into bars.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/roasted-banana-bars-with-maple-glaze/ (may not work)