Accidental Pecan Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light cream or 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2-2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 to make crust, mix butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, baking powder, and salt until crumbly.
• 2 press into a large 10x15 baking dish.
• 3 bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• 4 to make filling, wait until the crust is almost done.
• 5 blend the melted butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, and cream.
• 6 add the vanilla. stir in pecans.
• 7 pour over crust.
• 8 bake at 350º for about thirty minutes until the filling begins to set.
• 9 cool slightly in pan and cut in squares.