Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting

Name: Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 79 milliliters butter (do not use margarine); 237 milliliters canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix); 2 eggs; 473 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps milk; 118 milliliters orange juice; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 48. One serving contains 100 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. If you have baking powder, vegetable oil, vanilla, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour (or spray with baking spray with flour).

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Baking Spray

Shortening

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Frying Pan

In large bowl, beat bar ingredients with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Spread batter evenly in pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake 23 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Toothpicks

Oven

In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. Immediately spread frosting over cooled bars. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. If desired, garnish each bar with orange peel strip.

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Powdered Sugar