Coconut Pumpkin Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
15 Kellogg's Frosted Mini-wheats cereal, crushed to measure 1 1/3 cup
1/4 c. milk
1 c. pumpkin
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg

Preparation

Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir crushed cereal, milk, pumpkin and vanilla.
Let stand for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, beat shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well.
Stir in pumpkin mixture and add flour mixture.
Mix until well combined.
Spread evenly in greased 9x13-inch pan.