
Recipe of the Month - November 2004
Pumpkin Patch Bread
Pumpkin Bars
� c shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
� tsp baking soda
� tsp ground ginger
� tsp ground nutmeg
� cup chopped walnuts
Orange Frosting
3 T shortening
2-� cups confectioners' sugar
3 T orange juice
1 T grated orange peel
Candy pumpkins
In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the nuts.
Spread into a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
In a mixing bowl, beat the shortening, confectioners' sugar, orange juice and orange peel until blended. Frost bars; cut into squares. Top with candy pumpkins. Makes 2 dozen
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