• 1/2 cup butter
• 1cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup cold mashed pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup chopped dried fruit
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

• Orange Glaze
• 1 cup sifted icing sugar
• 1 tsp grated orange rind
• 1 Tbsp orange juice

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add beaten egg and pumpkin. Beat well.
3. Sift all dry ingredients together. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and then add the dried fruit and walnuts and mix well.
4. Spread the mixture evenly in a greased shallow 7 x 11" baking tin.
5. Bake at 325°F for about 30 minutes or until the mixture starts to shrink from sides of tin.
6. To make the Orange Glaze, sift the icing sugar, add to orange juice and rind and mix to a spreading consistency. Glaze the bars while still warm.
7. Allow bars to cool before into squares.

(roseygirl)