Terra Cafe Coffee and Butternut Bars

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Coffee and Butternut Bars at the Easton Urban Farm this morning.  Come to the Farm this evening from 5 to 8 pm and have ice tea and tapas. (little bites).  The Easton Urban Farm is located on the South Side behind the Easton Area Neighborhood Center at 902 Philadelphia Road.

Vegetables, herbs, and plants avialable for a donation.

Everyone raved about the Butternut Bars so here is the recipe.

Butternut Bars

These butternut squash bars are made with an oat crust with brown sugar and crumbly topping.

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats

1 1/4 cups flour

3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon soda

3/4 cup butter, room temperature

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Filling:

2 cups butternut puree

2/3 cup milk

1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice *

Preparation:

Combine oats, flour, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the baking soda, and the butter; beat until mixture is crumbly. Reserve about 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and press remaining mixture into a lightly buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes.

Prepare filling. Beat filling ingredients until well blended and smooth. Spread filling over the crust; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Return to oven and bake 25 minutes longer. Cool and cut into bars.

*The following can be combined to make pumpkin pie spice

 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground fresh ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice