williamsburg inn pecan bars

8 Pinches
Fountain Inn, SC
Updated on Apr 25, 2018

COURTESY OF THE WILLIAMSBURG INN

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

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. grease a 17 X 11" jelly roll pan.
  • Step 2
    In 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.
  • Step 3
    Line 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.
  • Step 4
    In 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.
  • Step 5
    Return to oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins, till doug is nicely browned.
  • Step 6
    Cool in pan on rack. Cit into 1 X 1 1/2" bars.

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