Pecan and Honey Diamonds

Name: Pecan and Honey Diamonds
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters confectioners sugar; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 158 milliliters honey; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 710 milliliters pecan halves; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 12 Tbsps (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 12 pieces

Need a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre? Pecan and Honey Diamonds could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 320 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt, brown sugar, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan on bottom and 2 long sides with a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, making sure that foil is smooth and overhangs top of pan by at least 4 inches on both sides. Mist foil with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Aluminum Foil

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Oven

Combine flour, confectioners' sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse once or twice.

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Powdered Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter and process until dough forms a clump when squeezed, about 30 seconds.

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Butter

Dough

Sprinkle mixture across bottom of pan and press into an even layer, making sure there are no cracks.

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Frying Pan

Bake crust until it looks dry, 18to 20 minutes.

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Crust

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Oven

Place on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Make filling: Reduce oven temperature to 325F.

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Oven

Combine honey, brown sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer for 2minutes without stirring.

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Brown Sugar

Honey

Sugar

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Add butter and cream and simmer, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.

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Butter

Cream

Remove from heat; stir in pecans.

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Pecans

Pour hot filling evenly over crust. Use back of a spoon to distribute nuts evenly. Return pan to oven and bake until filling is bubbling and slightly browned, 18 to 20 minutes.

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Crust

Nuts

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Oven

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Transfer pan to a wire rack and cool completely. Run a small knife between pan and pastry on sides without foil. Lift foil from pan onto a cutting board and use a serrated knife to cut into 30 diamonds.

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Serrated Knife