Pumpkin Bars--Plain but nice

Pumpkin Bars—Plain but nice

1 ½ C flour

½ t salt

1 C sugar

1 t soda

1/4 t Ginger

½ t Cinnamon

½ t Cardamom

1 C pumpkin puree

½ C vegetable oil, such as corn or canola

2 eggs

¼ C apple juice

Combine dry ingredients. Mix oil, eggs, pumpkin puree, apple juice. Combine egg mixture and dry mixture. Bake in 9-inch square pan for 35 minutes.

Ordinarily one would include a half-teaspoon of nutmeg, I included a tiny amount, the last of a jar. Conversely, I used cardamom primarily because I happen to have two jars of that spice.