Jamaican Banana Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Beat 2 Tbsp butter and cheese at medium speed. Add the sugar, beat well. Add the egg, beat well- set aside.
• Combine banana and next five ingredients (through vanilla) stirring well.
• Add flour to sugar mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition.
• Add 1/4 cup pecans and 1/4 cup coconut.
• Pour into 8X4 loaf pan coated with spray, bake 1 hour.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, remove. Cool slightly.
• To make topping, combine brown sugar and 2 tsp each of lime juice, butter, and rum in a saucepan- bring to simmer. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly, remove from heat. Stir in remaining nuts and coconut, spoon over loaf.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt the chocolate over hot water.
• Sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and soda and set aside.
• Combine the banana and butter and beat till blend. Beat in the egg.
• Add, and blend well after each addition, the flour mixture alternately with the milk.
• Stir in melted chocolate and nuts, if using.
• Spread in greased and floured 13" x 9" x 2" pan and bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.