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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Handlebar
Last night, Courtney used our leftover rotting bananas to make some banana bars. They’re awesome. And our whole house smells like bananas.
This morning, she decided that she needed some banana bars for breakfast. So she sat down at the table with the kids and a big plate of banana bars.
So Ethan, in all of his 2-year old glory, asked if he can have a bite of “handlebar.” He repeated himself several times, clear as day.
This almost tops the one time not long ago when we were having chocolate pudding. He was convinced that instead we were eating “chocolate pooping.” And it was delicious. 
RELATED TOPICS: Courtney, Ethan, kid quotes, recipe
What is a banana bar? If it is anything like banana bread, I would love it! The only thing banana I don’t like are the banana now-and-laters and the banana runts.
Niki
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 7:46 AM1
It’s sort of like banana bread, but it’s cooked on a big 11 x 15 sheet and slathered in cream cheese icing.
courtney
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 8:04 AM2
Courtney, that sounds great! I will have to get the recipe. It is fat free right? ;)
Niki
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 9:54 AM5
Yes, please send that recipe right over! I am going out to get the bananas now. It better be here by the time I get back.
dennydeaton MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 11:04 AM6
This is pretty close to the recipe...
Frosted Banana Bars
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups firm bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15-by-10-inch jelly roll pan.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour into greased pan and bake 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool and frost as follows.
Frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cream butter and cream cheese in mixing bowl. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat well. Spread over bars. Makes 3 dozen.
courtney
MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 1:25 PM7
With your pancake-sized banana bar? I might not want to come home tonight.
daveheinzel MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 1:56 PM10
Awesome, thank Courtney. Dave can you tag this blog as “recipe”. Thanks.
dennydeaton MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2007 3:08 PM13
I believe Denny meant “tag” this blog as recipe. I sometimes have to translate for him. Thanks for the recipe Courtney, I will have Denny make it as soon as he returns home.
Niki
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2007 7:16 AM14
I have created a ‘recipe’ tag and have applied it to this blog. Ah, the internets. Just a tube of magical wonder.
daveheinzel TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2007 3:39 PM16
”Good splitzers!” That’s his latest. He likes to sit on his bottom and straddle his legs to ‘do the splits.’ But he got a little carried away with the terminology.
You need to make a little section on here where we can just add these things to the list.
And now he is telling Mia to do things “For prizes, Mia. Forty, forty, forty.”
courtney
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2007 3:07 PM17
Sounds to me like Ethan wants Mia to do something for a 40 ounce King Cobra.
Joe
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2007 8:51 PM19
Super Associate Betsy tried your recipe Courtney, and the results were favorable:
Guess what, I made Handlebar today!
Oh my lands they are so good. Daveheinzel.com is a wealth of resources and information!
Thanks, Courtney for the recipe. It was pretty easy to make, and so yum!
Mine are kindof ghetto handlebars, cuz I don’t think I had the right pan, but they still taste tremendous!
Lots of Betty Crocker Love,
Betsy
daveheinzel MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2007 3:32 PM20
Super Associate Betsy:
If you have any leftovers, I’ll pass along my address...
Angi MONDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2007 10:08 PM21
Comments have been turned off since I moved over to Humzoo.
