williamsburg inn pecan bars
COURTESY OF THE WILLIAMSBURG INN
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prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
Makes 119 bars
Ingredients
- SUGAR DOUGH
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup -2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- PECAN FILLING
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2/3 cup honey
- 4 cups pecans, in pieces
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
How To Make williamsburg inn pecan bars
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Step 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees. grease a 17 X 11" jelly roll pan.
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Step 2In a mixer bowl, beat butter till fluffly. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in eggs and lemon peel. Stir together flour and baking powder; stir into mixture.
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Step 3Line the bottom and sides of greased pan with dough. Prick dough at 1" intervals. Bake for 12 to 15 mins. and is about halve baked.
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Step 4In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and honey; cook and stir over medium heat till sugar melts. Then boil vigorously, uncovered, for 3 mins. Stir in pecans and whipping cream. Spread evenly over halved-baked sugar dough, usung a wooden spoon or spatula.
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Step 5Return to oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins, till doug is nicely browned.
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Step 6Cool in pan on rack. Cit into 1 X 1 1/2" bars.
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