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Pumpkin Squares Almondine

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 1/4 cups 140g / 4.9ozSifted flour
1   Pumpkin or 2 cups - (l lb)
1/3 cup 65g / 2.3ozGranulated sugar
  Mashed - cooked pumpkin.
1 cup 198g / 7ozButter
  Eggs
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozChopped blanched almonds
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlSalt
1/3 cup 53g / 1.9ozBrown sugar - (packed)
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround allspice
1   Sweetened condensed
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlCinnamon
  Milk

Recipe Instructions

Beat all but 1/2 cup flour with the granulated sugar and 3/4 cup of the butter until well mixed and crumbly. Press evenly into bottom and up side of 11x7x1 1/2-inch Pyrex baking dish. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare almond topping: Combine the remaining 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, almonds and brown sugar until evenly mixed.

To prepare filling; Beat condensed milk with pumpkin, eggs, and seasonings.

Turn pumpkin filling into hot crust; sprinkle almond mixture over top.

Bake at 350F for 50 minutes or until knife inserted 2 inches from edge comes out dry.

Cool or chill in pan.

Cut into squares.

Source:
Weight Watchers Magazine, September/October 1997

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