Pumpkin Cranberry Praline Squares
1 cup melted butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 – 14 oz cans of Pumpkin
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
Dash of salt
Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well with an electric mixer.
Optional ingredients to add: ½ cup toasted and crushed nuts and/or ½ cup fruit of any kind
Grease a 9 x 13 pan, add batter to pan and bake for 45 – 60 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and top with Praline Sauce.
Praline Sauce
½ cup butter
1 ½ cups brown sugar
¾ cup maple sugar
¾ cup whipping cream
½ cup walnuts, chopped
¼ cup pecans, whole
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add brown sugar and maple syrup. When sugar has dissolved, add cream. Stir in nuts.
Also delicious served with sliced bananas and a dash of cinnamon over French toast or Belgian waffles.
Chef Marc
November 2010
