Winter Squash

Winter Squash Bars

Moist and not too sweet, these dessert or snack bars freeze well.

2 cups winter squash or pumpkin, cooked and pureed
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Beat together in a mixing bowl, the winter squash puree, sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla and salt. Mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into lightly greased 11 x 17-inch jelly roll pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

Makes 24 bars.

From “Simply in Season,” Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert, 2005.

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