Maple Pecan Sticky Bars

Name: Maple Pecan Sticky Bars
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 egg yolk; 75 grams golden caster sugar; 100 milliliters pure maple syrup; 175 grams toasted pecan nutes, roughly chopped; 175 grams plain flour; 200 grams light muscavado sugar; 100 grams unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp whipping cream

Maple Pecan Sticky Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 14g of fat, and If you have pecan nutes, golden caster sugar, maple syrup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/Mark

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Oven

Butter a 23x23x5cm cake tin.

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Butter

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Cake Form

To start, make the short crust pastry base. In a large bowl mix together the butter and sugar with your hands, and finally add the egg yolks and mix.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Base

Sugar

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Bowl

Add the flour and beat until a soft dough is formed. Gather the dough together and press it into the bottom of the tin and 2cm up the sides (I rolled my pastry).

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until golden (I blind baked my pastry with baking beans).

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Beans

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Oven

Remove from the oven, but leave the oven on whilst you make the filling.

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Oven

To make the filling; in a medium saucepan combine all the ingredients except the nuts and vanilla extract. Bring to the boil, stirring until the butter melts and the mixture is smooth. Boil for 30 seconds.

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Vanilla Extract