Maple Pecan Bars

MAPLE PECAN BARS
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CRUST:
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1½ cups flour
1/8 tsp salt

FILLING:
½ cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
3 Tbs unsalted butter
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
1½ cups finely chopped pecans

1. To prepare crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 9x9x2″ metal cake pan. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and egg yolk in a bowl to blend. Add flour and salt; beat until moist clumps form. Gather dough together. Press dough over bottom and ½” up sides of pan. Bake crust until golden, about 20 minutes. Cool.

2. To prepare filling: Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Boil filling 30 seconds. Remove from heat; mix in vanilla, then nuts.

3. Pour hot filling into crust. Bake bars until filling is bubbling in center, about 15 minutes. Cool bars completely in pan on rack (filling will become firm). Chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Cut into small-sized bars.

Yield: 30 bars
Recipe Source: Adapted from Bon Appetit, October 2003

Cooking Tips
*These bars may be prepared up to three days ahead.

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