Spicy Banana Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup pillsbury's best all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon french's cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon french's clove
1/4 teaspoon french's allspice
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup ripe banana, mashed (1 small)
1 unbeaten egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/3 cup funsten's chopped pecans
Frosting
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon hot water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together.flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
Cream -- together butter. Add banana; blend throughly.
Blend in -- egg; beat well.
Add -- the dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Blend throughly after each addition. (With electric mixer use a low speed).
Stir in -- pecans.
Spread -- in well-grease and lightly floured 13X9x2-inch pan.
Bake -- in moderate oven (350) 22 to 25 minutes. Frost while warm.
Note: If you use Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder, salt and soda.
Lemon Frosting: Mix butter, water, and lemon juice and stir in confectioners' sugar. Thin with additional hot water, a little at a time, if necessary.