Harvest Pumpkin Brownies/bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil (or 1/4 cup vegetable oil plus 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups freshly ground soft wheat flour or 2 1/2 cups oat flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2-2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat the pumpkin, eggs, oil and vanilla until blended.
• 2 combine dry ingredients; gradually stir into pumpkin mixture.
• 3 pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 5 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 6 in a small mixing bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, milk and salt until smooth.
• 7 gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• 8 frost brownies.
• 9 store in the refrigerator.
• 10 yield: 5-6 dozen.