Southern Pecan Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• sift 1 1/2 cup flour with baking powder in a bowl. cream margarine with 1/2 cup brown sugar in a separate large bowl, beating mixture until smooth. stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture and stir in 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans. press the crust into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• bake crust in the preheated oven until hot, about 10 minutes.
• whisk eggs until foamy in a bowl; stir in dark corn syrup, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, salt, and vanilla extract. whisk until the mixture is smoothly combined; pour over prebaked crust. sprinkle with 3/4 cup pecans and return to oven.
• return to oven and bake until the topping is set, 25 to 30 minutes. cool in the pan before cutting into bars.