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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

Nutrition Info

172 calories carbohydrate: 26.6 g cholesterol: 3 mg fat: 7 g fiber: 0.6 g protein: 1.4 g saturatedFat: 1.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 132.4 mg sugar: 19.4 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

1 - 9x13 inch pan

Wonderful, soft banana bars with banana frosting. Yum, yum!