nodejs handlebars + layoutmanager + backbone

gistfile1.js

requirejs     = require('requirejs'),
    LayoutManager = require("backbone.layoutmanager"),
    hbsCompiled;

requirejs(['handlebars-helpers'], function(){
    hbsCompiled  = require('../static/js/templates/hbsCompiled');
    var hand = require('Handlebars');
});

    LayoutManager.configure({
      // Setting this option augments `Backbone.View` to work like `Layout`.
      manage: true,
      prefix: '',
      /**
       * Custom fetch to render templates
       */
      fetch: function(path) {
        return hbsCompiled[path];
      }
    });

    // Create a header View and notice that simply providing a path to a template
    // will automatically load it.
    var Splash = Backbone.View.extend({
      template: "splash",

      serialize: function() {
        return {backend: true};
      }
    });

    var layout = new Backbone.Layout({
      template: "main-layout",

      views: {
        "#app": new Splash({ el: false})
      }
    });

    // Render the layout and echo out the contents.
    layout.render().then(function() {
        res.send(this.$el.html());
    });