Pecan Diamonds

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 4 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 for the crust:.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder& salt, set aside.
• 3 cream butter,sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
• 4 add egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
• 5 add dry ingredients, stirring until dough forms a ball.
• 6 wrap dough and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 375°f between 2 sheets of waxed paper roll the dough into a 15x10 inch rectangle 1/8 inch thick.
• 8 remove top sheet of waxed paper and invert onto a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.
• 9 remove remaining wax paper and if necessary, patch the dough.
• 10 prick the dough liberally with a fork to prevent shrinkage during baking, and bake 10 minutes (do not brown).
• 11 cool completely and reduce oven temperature to 350°f.
• 12 for the filling:.
• 13 in a large saucepan combine butter, honey,and both sugars and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 14 stir in nuts and mix thoroughly.
• 15 stir in cream and mix thoroughly.
• 16 set cooled partially baked crust into a pan of the same size (this is necessary to prevent burning of the crust while topping caramelizes).
• 17 carefully spread pecan mixture over partially baked crust (mixture will be extremely hot and can severly burn you).
• 18 bake 35 minutes in 350f oven.
• 19 cool completely in pans on wire rack.
• 20 once cool cut crosswise into 1 1/2 inch stips, then cut diagonally at 2 inch intervals to form diamonds.
• 21 **it is recommended that you do not use dark coated baking pans for this recipe.
• 22 if you must, shorten baking time by at least 10 minutes.