Strawberry Banana Bars with Peanut Butter Frosting
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed banana's
1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
For The Strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
For The Peanut Butter Frosting
2 tablespoons peanut butter
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
Directions
Wash and slice the strawberries. Place the sliced strawberries in a medium bowl, cover with 1/2 cup sugar. Cover and let set at room temperature for at least 1 to 2 hours allowing the strawberries to form a sweet sauce.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until creamy.
Add the eggs one at a time mixing after each addition.
Add the vanilla.
In a small bowl mash the ripe banana's.
Add the flour and alternate with the mashed banana's to the egg and sugar mixture. beating after each addition. Fold one cup of the strawberries, saving the rest for garnish.
Grease and flour a 9X13 baking dish.
Pour the thick batter into the baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool before frosting.
For The Frosting
Blend all the ingredients together and spread over the bars.
Garnish the bars with the remaining strawberries.
Enjoy!