Pecan Bars

Name: Pecan Bars
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 114 milliliters light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 147 grams light brown sugar; 220 grams light brown sugar; 327 grams coarsely chopped pecans; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 31 grams unbleached all-purpose flour; 188 grams unbleached all-purpose flour; 114 grams stick unsalted butter, softened; 170 grams 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cubed, plus more for dish

Pecan Bars takes approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains about 2g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 284 calories. This recipe serves 24. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you have corn syrup, butter, brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Many people really liked this hor d'oeuvre.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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Line a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with foil allowing an overhang about 2 inches off the sides. Butter the foil.

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Butter

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Aluminum Foil

In a food processor, blend together flour, sugar, butter and salt until the mixture resembles coarse sand.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Add 2 tablespoons cold water and mix until the dough just holds together. Press dough into bottom of buttered baking dish and bake in oven until golden in color, about 20 to 25 minutes.

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Water

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Meanwhile, make the filling. In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, add the butter, brown sugar and a pinch of salt and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Salt

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Add the corn syrup, flour and pecans and mix until just combined.

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Corn Syrup

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Spread the filling over the baked crust and bake until golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes.

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Crust

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Remove the dish from the oven and allow it to cool completely in the pan.

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Frying Pan

Remove from pan by pulling up the foil sides and putting it on a cutting board.

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Cut bars in desired size with a sharp knife and arrange them on a serving tray. Can be stored in an airtight container up to 2 days.

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Ingredients

Servings:

114milliliters

light corn syrup 1teaspoon

kosher salt 147grams

light brown sugar 220grams

light brown sugar 327grams

coarsely chopped pecans 1pinch

Pinch salt 31grams

unbleached all-purpose flour 188grams

unbleached all-purpose flour 114grams

stick unsalted butter, softened 170grams

1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cubed, plus more for dish

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti can be paired with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Juve & Camps Reserva de la Familia 40th Anniversary Cuvee Cava with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.

Juve & Camps Reserva de la Familia 40th Anniversary Cuvee Cava

Pale gold in color, this Cava has aromas of ripe white peaches, toasted baguette with hints of lemon citrus and apricots. The palate is rich and broad with flavors of green apple, jasmine green tea and toasted almonds. This brut nature cava is extremely versatile because no dosage added, so the acidity and bubbles clean your palate after each bite. Recommended dishes: garlic shrimp, miso-marinated sea bass, sesame encrusted tuna, chicken tikka masala and Jamon Iberico.