Pecan Bars

Total Time: 47 mins Cook Time: 47 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pecans
• 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f line a 9-inch square baking dish with foil.
• 2 for the crust: in a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt to combine. add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. add egg; pulse just until a dough forms.
• 3 transfer dough to prepared pan; with floured fingers and an offset spatula, press firmly into bottom and 3/4 inch up sides. freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
• 4 prick bottom of dough; bake until lightly golden, 22-25 minutes. let cool while preparing filling.
• 5 make the fillling: in a large saucepan, bring butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup to a boil over high heat, whisking constantly, until smooth; continue boiling, without stirring, until slightly darkened, about 2 minutes.
• 6 remove pan from heat. whisk in cream and salt; mix in pecans.
• 7 assemble and bake: spoon hot filling evenly over crust, using spoon to arrange and press in nuts so they fit snugly (create as flat a surface as possible).
• 8 bake until bubbling and amber-colored, 18-22 minutes. cool completely in pan.
• 9 using foil, lift cake from pan; peel off foil. with a sharp knife, trim edges (if desired). cut into 6 even strips; cut each strip crosswise into 4 even strips to make 24 bars,.