Pumpkin Squares

Submitted by: aLyStEr...

Ingredients:

2 cups Flour
1/2 cup Icing Sugar
1 cup Unsalted Butter
1 tsp Salt
3 Eggs, beaten
2 cups (500ml) Canned Pumpkin
3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Corn Syrup
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
2 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg or Allspice
1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
1/4 tsp Salt

Topping

2 tbsp Butter
2 tbsp Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Icing Sugar
1/4 cup Milk

Method:

- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Mix flour and icing sugar with butter and salt in a food processor or by hand until mixture just comes together. Do not let it form into a ball. Pat into lined baking pan. Bake for 15 minues or until golden at the edges.

- In food processor combine eggs, pumpkin, sugar, corn syrup, whipping cream, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and salt. Process until well combined.

- Pour over base and bake 35-45 minutes or until centre springs back when touched. Cool squares.

- Combine butter and cream cheese with a hand beater until soft and fluffy. Beat in icing sugar and milk. Pour into a plastic sandwich bag and cut a small hole in one corner. Drizzle over squares. Chill then cut into squares.

Recipe added or updated on: March, 2004.