Pumpkin Pie Squares

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oat, uncooked
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine

• 1 (15 ounce) can canned solid-pack pumpkin (or 2 cups cooked,mashed pumpkin)
• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• whipped cream

Directions

1. 1

   Combine flour, oats, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a medium bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with a pastry blender (or 2 knives scissor-style) until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture evenly into an ungreased 13-x9-x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Combine pumpkin and next 7 ingredients. stirring well. Pour over baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Place 1/2 cup brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender ( or 2 knives scissor-style) until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until set. Cool and cut into squares. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.