Quick! How much butter to use? PB Banana whoopie pies

17 years ago

Hey all! I have mashed my bananas and was ready to start mixing when I realized there is no amount listed for the butter int he recipe. Anyone have a clue how much I shuold use? I stick would be my guess, but if anyone can give me an accurate amount it would be greatly appreciated!

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I stumbled across this recipe - can't for the life of me remember where. I made them last night and they are just too, too good.

BANANA PEANUT BUTTER WHOOPIE PIES

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup mashed banana

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt (I used vanilla flavored)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 egg

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350Â° F.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together banana and yogurt. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine butter and both sugars completely, ten add egg and beat until just combined. Add vanilla.

Alternately mix flour and banana mixture into creamed butter until just combined, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Scoop mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch tip. (I used my cookie scoop.)

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pipe batter into 1-1/4 inch rounds. Bake in oven just until the edges are slightly golden brown--you want the resulting cake to be soft and moist, not crispy (about 10-12 minutes). Transfer parchment to cooling rack and cool completely.

Filling:

16 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup confectioner's sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

In a medium bowl, use and electric mixer to beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and peanut butter and mix until combined. Spoon mixture into a pastry bag with the end cut off.

Pipe filling onto the flat side of half of the cakes and then top with the other half of the cakes. Drizzle with chocolate glaze.

Chocolate glaze:

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp corn syrup

Melt all ingredients in double boiler, or a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water. Mix until smooth. Do not over heat, or it will become grainy. Drizzle over whoopie pies.

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lindac
17 years ago
I would also guess 1/2 a cup of butter to be "usual"...usually it's half as much butter as sugar...
Linda C
centralcacyclist
17 years ago
I found this one with the same ingredient list except the yogurt but those should be interchangable.

Mini Banana Whoopie Pies (Adapted from Martha Stewart)

For the batter

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup sour cream
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

For the filling

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

To prepare the batter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a small bowl, stir together banana and sour cream.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugars until light and creamy. Add egg and beat until combined. Mix in vanilla. Alternately mix flour and banana mixture into the creamed butter, beginning and ending with flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Scoop the batter into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4" round tip.

Pipe batter into 1 1/4" rounds onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Place into the oven and bake until the edges are a light golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and transfer sheet of parchment to a wire rack and allow the soft cakes to cool completely.

To prepare the filling

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla, mixing until smooth and creamy. On the flat side of half the cakes, spoon about one tablespoon worth of the filling on top. Top with the unfilled halves to form a sandwich. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Makes about 36 whoopie pies.
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caliloo
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17 years ago
Thanks ladies!

Alexa
pat_t
17 years ago
OMG Alexa - I'm soooooo sorry. It should be 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened.

I'll go back to the original thread and post a correction.

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