Southern Pecan Pie Bars

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Planning

  • Prep Time:

    15 minutes

  • Bake/Cook Time:

    45 minutes

  • Chill/Set Time:

    0

  • Servings:

    24

Preparation

  • Materials

    Bar Pan or Baking Pan/Dish
    Parchment Paper
    Stand Mixer with Paddle and Whisk
    Spatula
    Frosting Knife

  • Prep

    Preheat oven to 350 F
    Line 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper and grease the sides.
    Note: Try a bar pan to make perfect bars.
    Set all of the butter and the eggs out to bring them to room temperature.
    Even though you are going to melt the butter, you do not want to have to use much heat to melt it.

  • Oven/Stove

    Oven to 350 F for

  • Shopping List

    Sugar
    Butter
    Flour, all-purpose

Ingredients

  • Crust

    Sugar 66g (1/3 cup)
    Butter, softened 170g (3/4 cup)
    Flour, all-purpose 210g (1 3/4 cups)

  • Filling

    Eggs 150g (3 large), room temperature
    Brown Sugar 107g (1/2 cup)
    Maple Syrup 312g (1 cup)
    Vanilla Extract 10g (2 teaspoons)
    Butter (melted) 57g (4 tbsp)
    Sea Salt - a pinch
    Pecans, Copped fine 228g (2 cups)

Steps

  • Crust

    STEP 1. Cream the butter and sugar in the stand mixer with the paddle until it is pale, light, and fluffy.

    STEP 2: Mix the flour into the creamed butter little by little until it is all combined with no lumps or dry bits.

    STEP 3: Press the crust mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.

    STEP 4: Blind bake in the oven at 350F for about 20 minutes or just until the edges turn light golden brown.

    STEP 5: Remove from the oven and set the pan on a cooling rack. You want it cool to touch before you put the filling in it.

  • Filling

    STEP 1: Whisk the eggs, sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, melted butter, and salt in the stand mixer until smooth.

    STEP 2: Stir in the pecans.

    STEP 3: Pour the filling onto the cooked crust in the bar pan and smooth it out with a spatula or frosting knife.

    STEP 4: . Bake the pecan pie bars at 350F for aout 30 minutes just until light golden brown and the center has set.

    STEP 5: Remove the pan from the oven and set it on the cooling rack. Allow it to cool completely to room temperature before cutting and serving.

Notes

SERVING
Serve plain or with a drizzle of caramel-bourbon sauce.

For a special treat top with mascarpone whipped cream, sprinkle a little bit of chocolate shavings over the whipped cream, then drizzle with caramel sauce.

STORING
Store in the refrigerator or freezer in an airtight container. Allow it to set out to room temperature before serving.

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