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Pumpkin Bar Recipe!
Oct 14 2008 00:34

The pumpkin bread was okay (I love it, but no one else has really taken to it). The pumpkin bars, on the other hand, have been a huge hit.

Here's the recipe.

4 oz. cream cheese

1/8 cup orange juice

1 cup flour

1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cloves

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened

2  eggs (100grams egg beaters)

2 egg whites (66 grams egg beater whites)

15 oz. pumpkin puree

1 cup shredded carrots

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
   
   
2. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and orange juice together. Set aside.
   
   
3. Mix flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl, cream together white and brown sugars and butter. Beat eggs, egg whites, pumpkin puree and shredded carrots into the sugar-butter mixture. Add dry ingredients, mixing until moistened.
   
   
4. Pour into the prepared pan. Using a teaspoon, drop spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture over batter. Swirl with a knife, until you get a marbled effect. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
   
   
5. Makes 36 bars.