Date and Pecan Pumpkin Squares
From valinkenmore 14 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 24
For a fragrant treat, add 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom to the batter when you add the cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. These autumn and winter sweets are perfect for packing in lunches. Thank you WholeFoodsMarket.com.
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour shopping list
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened shopping list
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 1 cup pumpkin puree shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 1 pound pitted dates(about 3 cups), roughly chopped shopping list
- 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. In a second bowl, cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin, vanilla and water and beat again until combined.
- In a small bowl toss dates with 1/4 cup of flour mixture until coated well. Gradually add remaining flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, beating slowly. Stir in dates and pecans then transfer batter to a
- greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan and spread out evenly.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool on a rack, then cut into squares and serve.
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