Pecan Squares

Pecan Squares
Pecan Squares might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 250 calories. This recipe serves 28. If you have firmly brown sugar, butter, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

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Sift together 2 cups flour and 2/3 cup powdered sugar.
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Cut in 3/4 cup softened butter using a pastry blender or fork just until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pat mixture on bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
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Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool.
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Bring brown sugar, honey, 2/3 cup butter, and whipping cream to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in pecans, and pour hot filling into prepared crust.
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Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Cool completely before cutting into 2-inch squares.
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Judy Russell, Birmingham, Alabama

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.
#95 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2017It’s richer and less minty than usual but I like the richness in this vintage, which can use a little gras; so anticipate a wine with more apple and less spearmint; crunchy stuff. The parcel is called Heel and it’s to the right of Anrecht, from which one of the great trio of en-bloc wines comes.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings28
Health Score1
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