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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These are delicious and a blue ribbon winner at our County Fair! Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup butter, cut up |
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
1 cup light corn syrup |
1/2 cup butter |
4 eggs, lightly beaten |
2 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 13 x 9 pan.
3. Crust:.
4. Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
5. Cut in 3/4 butter thoroughly with a pastry blender (or fork) until mixture resembles very fine crumbs.
6. Press mixture evenly into a greased pan, using a piece of plastic wrap to press crumb mixture firmly in pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 17 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Filling:.
9. Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan.
10. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring gently.
11. Remove from heat.
12. Stir one-fourth of hot mixture into beaten eggs (to temper eggs); add to remaining hot mixture.
13. Stir in pecans and vanilla.
14. Pour filling over baked crust.
15. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until set.
16. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
17. Cut into desired size bars.
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