Banana Bars Recipe

Ingredients <br>- ½ cup shortening <br>- 1 cup white sugar <br>- ½ cup milk <br>- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br>- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour <br>- ½ teaspoon baking soda <br>- ½ teaspoon salt <br>- 1 very ripe banana, mashed <br>- 1 teaspoon lemon juice <br>- ½ cup chopped walnuts <br>- 2 tablespoons butter, melted <br>- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br>- 2 cups confectioners' sugar <br>- ½ ripe banana <br>- ½ teaspoon salt <br>- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. <br>step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in 1 banana, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan. <br>step 3: Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bars cool in the pan on a wire rack. <br>step 4: To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars and then cut into squares. <br>

Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- ½ ripe banana
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice

Directions
step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in 1 banana, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
step 3: Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bars cool in the pan on a wire rack.
step 4: To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars and then cut into squares.

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