Café and Banana Bar

Name: Café and Banana Bar
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder; 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1 cup ripe banana puree; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 3 large egg whites, beaten; 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts

1
2 cups all-purpose flour
2
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3
2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
4
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
5
1 cup ripe banana puree
6
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
7
3 large egg whites, beaten
8
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts

Ingredients

1
2 cups all-purpose flour
2
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3
2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
4
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
5
1 cup ripe banana puree
6
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
7
3 large egg whites, beaten
8
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts

Directions

1
Mix together flour, yeast, and instant coffee powder. Reserve
2
Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, then add the egg whites and lemon zest
3
Beat well
4
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the mashed bananas
5
Mix well
6
Add the chopped hazelnuts and pour into a 30x20 cm baking dish, greased
7
Bake in a moderate oven (170°C) for 1/2 hour
8
Let cool in the baking dish for 15 minutes before cutting into bars
9
Cut into bars, cover with confectioners' sugar, and sprinkle with hazelnuts
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Yield: 24 bars.