Pumpkin Bars
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 106. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 beaten eggs
- 16-ounce can pumpkin
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting (see recipe, page 88)
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, soda, salt, and cloves. Stir in eggs, pumpkin, and cooking oil till thoroughly combined. Spread batter into an ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
- Bake in a 350° oven for 25 to 30 minutes or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into bars.
- Applesauce Bars: Prepare as above, except substitute applesauce for the pumpkin.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Pumpkin Bars" by climbingcrystal; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/46053374@N05/5188537930. Cropped/resized.
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