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                 PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2-1/4   c            Flour -- all purpose
    1/2   c            Sugar
    2/3   c            Margarine -- or butter
    3/4   c            Pecans -- chopped
    3/4   c            Buttermilk
    1/2   c            Pumpkin -- canned
    1/2   c            Molasses
  1       lg           Egg
  1-1/2   ts           Ground ginger
  1       t            Baking soda
    1/2   ts           Ground cinnamon
    1/4   ts           Salt
    1/4   ts           Gound cloves
                       Ice Cream

                       CARAMEL SAUCE-
    1/2   c            Butter -- or margarine
  1-1/4   c            Brown sugar -- firmly
                       Packed
  2       tb           Light corn syrup
    1/2   c            Whipping cream

 Combine flour and sugar; cut in butter with a pastry
 blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in pecans.
 Press 1-1/4 cups mixture into bottom of an ungreased
 9-inch square pan; set aside. Combine remaining crumb
 mixture, buttermilk, and next 8 ingredients; beat at
 low speed with an electric mixer until blended. Pour
 over crumb mixture, and bake at 350° for 40 minutes or
 until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out
 clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares,
 and serve with Caramel Sauce AND commercial ice cream.
 Caramel Sauce. Melt butter in a small heavy saucepan
 over low heat; add brown sugar and corn syrup. Bring
 to a boil; cook, sitrrig constantly, 1 minute or until
 sugar dissolves. Gradually add whipping cream; return
 mixture to a boil. Remove from heat.

 Yield. 2 cups.

 Southern Living, October, 1993.

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