So I'm going to pull a Janssen and post a recipe here. I hope Dr. Dean won't mind, but hey - she gave it to the whole class, and why wouldn't you share the wealth when you have an amazing recipe like this one? I made these for the first time today and they were a huge hit at the Madrigal reunion (which was weirdish, but that's a story for another time) and Melanie wanted the recipe, so here we go.
Dr. Dean's Amazing Pumpkin Bars:
4 eggs
1 16oz can pumpkin (or if you only have huge cans like I did, 2 cups. Yay for converting things.)
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp soda
Mix ingredients thoroughly. Pour batter onto large, greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for about 20-25 minutes. When cooled, frost with the following frosting.
1 pkg cream cheese
6 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
5 cups powdered sugar (really)
2-3 Tbsp milk (or enough to thin the frosting to spreadable consistency)
So easy, so good. Happy holidays, and thank you Dr. Dean for teaching me so many things, but especially for this recipe. :)
