Pecan Pie Bars

Name: Pecan Pie Bars
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 large egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 473 milliliters toasted, roughly chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, roughly cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Need a vegetarian dessert? Pecan Pie Bars could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 137 calories, 2g of protein, and 8g of fat. This recipe serves 36. It is perfect for Thanksgiving. Head to the store and pick up sugar, butter, vanilla, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 °F. Line a 13 by 9 inch baking pan with foil. Grease foil with butter.

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Butter

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Aluminum Foil

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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy and light in color, about 4-5 minutes. Beat in egg, then vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture in two additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl each time.

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Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Lightly flour your hands, then press dough evenly into the bottom of the greased baking pan.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Let chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Bake crust for until golden brown, 30 minutes. Take out crust, but keep oven on.

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Crust

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Let crust cool completely. While crust is cooling, make filling.

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Crust

Place sugar in a large heavy sauce pan over medium high heat.

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Sauce

Sugar

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Let the sugar begin to melt. When you see that the bottom layer has turned brown and is caramelizing, start to mix with a spoon.

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Sugar

Mix occasionally until sugar has completely melted into a golden caramel.

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Caramel

Sugar

Pour in heavy cream. The sugar is going to immediately steam and harden into a lump. Do not panic. Turn the heat down to medium and continuously stir caramel until it is completely melted again, about 5 minutes. Stir in butter, vanilla, and salt, and mix until butter has melted completely. Take caramel off the heat and stir in pecans.

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Heavy Cream

Caramel

Vanilla

Butter

Pecans

Sugar

Salt

Pour filling onto crust and bake for 15 minutes.

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Let bars rest so that the filling can continue to set, at least 2 hours. Use a sharp knife to cut into squares.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

baking powder 1large

egg 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 237milliliters

heavy cream 1teaspoons

kosher salt 473milliliters

toasted, roughly chopped pecans 1teaspoons

salt 355milliliters

sugar 6Tbsps

unsalted butter, roughly cut into pieces 1teaspoon

vanilla

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.