Francine's Texas Cuisine

 

Spicy Pumpkin Bars   4 large eggs 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 cup Crisco oil 2 cups (16 oz) solid pack pumpkin 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup golden raisins   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In mixer, beat eggs until frothy; beat in sugar for 2 minutes. Beat in the Crisco oil and pumpkin. Sift dry ingredients over the raisins and fold dry mixture into the egg mixture. Do not over mix. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9 pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until done through. Cool on rack and cut into 24 squares. VARIATION: Top each square with a toasted walnut half.

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