Pumpkin Bread Brownies (Orangies?)

I have just three words to say about Watkins Pumpkin Bread mix from the 2009 Seasonal Favorites line.

Oh. My. Goodness. DELICIOUS!!! (OK, that was four words.)


Wow, yall, this stuff is incredible, and it's EVEN better when you bake it as a chewy brownie type bar instead of a bread.

I got a Bakers Edge Brownie pan for my birthday today (thank you mom!) and I decided to put it to good use tonight. I christened it with a batch of Watkins Pumpkin Bread. Want to see how they turned out?

Come on... lemme show you.

First I blended one egg with 1 cup Watkins Pumpkin Butter and stick of unsalted butter.


Just get them all good and mixed together like this:


Then I slowly added the Watkins Pumpkin Bread mix until it formed a nice thick batter like this.


Then I greased my new Bakers Edge with Watkins Cooking Spray


And poured the batter into the pan. It didn't quite make it all the way around the pan, but that was ok. No biggie.


I baked it for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. The package said 1 hour, but I checked it at 40 minutes along and they were PERFECT so I took them out and let them cool.


Then I ate the ugly end piece before I remembered to snap a photo of the finished product.


Then I cut them up into chewy delicious squares. You can eat them as is, or spread them with more Pumpkin Butter. Your call. They would also be great with a cream cheese icing, I'm betting.



But honestly? They were so good I had to physically stop myself from eating half the batch in one sitting.


The pumpkin bread is good, but these brownies were EXCELLENT!!! Try these today!! And if you are looking for a easy fall/thanksgiving dessert recipe, THIS IS IT!!

Ingredients:
1 egg
1 stick butter
1 cup Pumpkin butter (OR 1 cup canned pumpkin)
1 package Watkins Pumpkin Bread Mix

Mix egg, butter and pumpkin butter, slowly add bread mix until batter formed. Bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes until golden brown. If you don't have a Bakers Edge pan you could easily substitute a 9x9 or 8x8 pan and spread the batter out just like regular brownies.

Enjoy!!