Hawaiian Banana Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease an 11x7 inch pan.
• in large mixing bowl, mix shortening, brown sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and banana until well blended.
• sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. add to the banana mixture; stir until well blended. stir in chopped nuts. pour into the prepared pan.
• bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven.
• while warm, cut into bars and remove from pan. combine powdered sugar and cinnamon. gently roll warm bars in sugar-cinnamon mixture.