buttery pecan bars
(1 rating)
If you like pecan pie, you will think you have died and gone to heaven when you try these! My hubby doesn't care if I ever make pecan pie again. He prefers pecan bars now. When my son-in-law comes to visit he always requests these. Don't ruin them by using margarine! BUTTER!
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(1 rating)
yield
24 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
55 Min
Ingredients For buttery pecan bars
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2 call purpose flour
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1/2 csugar
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1/8 tspsalt
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1 1/2 stickbutter, room temperature
- INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING:
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1 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1 clight corn syrup
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1 stickbutter, cold
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4 lgeggs, lightly beaten
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2 1/2 cpecans, finely chopped
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1 tspvanilla extract
How To Make buttery pecan bars
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1Combine flour, sugar, salt in large bowl; cut in the 1 1/2 sticks of butter thoroughly with fork or pastry blender until very fine crumbs. Press mixture into a greased 9 X 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 for 17-20 minutes. -
2While crust is baking, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, 1 stick of butter in saucepan on top of stove. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently. Remove from heat. Stir 1/4 of the hot mixture into beaten eggs; add to remaining hot mixture slowly, continually stirring so as not to cook the eggs. Stir in chopped pecans and vanilla.
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3When crust is done baking, pour the filling over the hot crust. Put back into oven at 350 for 34-35 minutes or until set. Cool completely before cutting. Makes 16 lge. or 24 small bars.
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