Banana-Toffee Blondies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
• 1 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups toffee bits
• 1 cup finely diced banana (1/4 inch cubes)
• Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Line a 9 inch square cake pan with parchment or wax paper. Grease and flour paper and sides of pan.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
3. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy.
4. Add vanilla extract.
5. Beat in eggs briefly, one at a time, until blended.
6. Add flour mixture a little at a time, beating on low speed just until blended.
7. By hand, stir in 1 cup toffee bits and banana.
8. Pour into prepared pan. (If using an 8 inch square pan, bake the excess batter in greased and floured mini muffin tins.)
9. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup toffee bits on top.
10. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes (20 minutes for mini muffins).
11. Cool, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired, then remove from pan and cut into 9 to 16 squares.