JUICY PINEAPPLE SQUARES

Juicy Pineapple Squares

Dough
4 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk

Filling
2 (15 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, juice included
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Combine flour, sugar and baking powder, then cut butter into the dry ingredients. Mix in the eggs and milk. Form dough into a ball and chill.

Combine filling ingredients and cook until thickened; let cool.

Divide dough in half. Roll out to fit a jellyroll pan. Spread cooled filling over dough. Roll out remaining dough and cover filling with lattice strips. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. When cool, dust with confectioners' sugar or drizzle with a thin confectioners' sugar glaze.

Sprinkle with chopped nuts.