Two Step Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bars Food

PUMPKIN BARS (WHITE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Spread in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Frost bars. Cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PUMPKIN BARS (REDUCED SUGAR)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; spray an 11x13 (jelly roll) pan with non stick pan spray.
• Place eggs, sweetener, sugar, oil, and pumpkin in a large mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until smooth, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together to blend, then add to creamed mixture; mix at medium speed until creamy again; spread batter in the 11x14 pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean from the center of the pan.
• Place pan on a wire rack and cool to room temperature; cut four by six.
• You may serve with low-sugar pudding or low-sugar whipped topping, if desired.

MY GRANDMA'S PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Bars.
• Use electric mixer.
• Mix sugar and oil, add eggs and pumpkin.
• Add dry ingredients, mix well, pour into greased jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool.
• Frosting.
• Beat with mixer, spread on cooled bars.
• Oh so yummy!

SPICED PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl beat together eggs, pumpkin, sugar and oil with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the flour mixture; beat until well combined. If desired, stir in chopped pecans.
• Spread batter into an ungreased 15x10x1 baking pan.
• Bake in 350 F oven for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool completely in a pan on a wire rack.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
• Frost pumpkin bars. If desired, top with pecan halves. Cut into squares. Store, covered, in refridgerator up to 3 days.

LOWER FAT PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Beat together the sugar, applesauce, egg substitute and pumpkin.
• Sift dry ingredients into bowl.
• Mix well.
• Pour into a 15x10x1 pan and bake for 23-27 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Mix together icing ingredients using more milk if needed.
• Spread over cooled pumpkin bars.