Orange Banana Bars

Orange Banana Bars

1 large ripe banana, peeled

1 cup flour (substitute up to ¼ cup oat bran)

1 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1/3 cup butter or margarine

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg

½ cup toasted chopped walnuts

2 tsp grated orange peel

yield:16 bars

Puree banana in blender.  Combine dry ingredients.  Beat butter with sugar; then beat in egg.  Beat in dry ingredients alternately with banana.  Fold in nuts and orange peel.  Pour into a greased 8-inch-square baking pan.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Cool in pan.  Cut into bars.

If desired, frost bars as needed.  Keep a covered container of cream-cheese frosting on hand in the refrigerator.  Thin 3 ounces cream cheese with juice from 1 orange (or 2 TB concentrate).  Beat in about 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar.