Golden Pumpkin Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 or 18 1/2 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix
1/4 c. vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 c. slivered almonds, toasted and finely chopped (optional)
1 (16 oz.) can solid pack pumpkin
1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0 (325\u00b0 for glass dish).
Reserve 1/2 cup dry cake mix.
In large bowl, combine remaining cake mix, oil and 1 egg.
Beat until crumbly.
Stir in nuts if desired.
Press firmly on bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
In small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well.
Pour over prepared crust.
Bake 50 minutes or until set; cool.
Cut into bars. Garnish as desired.
Store tightly covered.