"Recipes from My Kitchen" by Gayle Irons

Irons Fruit Farm, 1640 Stubbs Mill Road, Lebanon, OH 45036   (513) 932-2853

Pumpkin Bars

Ingredients

4 eggs                      2 cups sugar

1 cup vegetable oil     2 tsp. baking powder   
2 cups pumpkin         1 tsp. baking soda    
2 cups flour               3/4 tsp. salt  

2 tsp. cinnamon         1 cup raisins   

1 cup chopped walnuts      

ICING: 3 oz. package cream cheese, 1/3 cup butter, 1 tsp. milk, 1 tsp. vanilla, 2  cups powdered sugar - blend till smooth.

Directions

In large bowl, beat eggs till foamy. Add sugar, oil & pumpkin. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt & cinnamon. Beat 1 minute on low (mixture's thick). Fold in nuts & raisins. Pour into greased baking; bake at 350 degrees, 30-35 minutes - test with toothpick. Let cool before icing and then cut into bars.