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Mud Hens
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Directions:
1. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add 1 egg and egg yolk; beat well. Stir in vanilla.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl; add to creamed mixture, stirring well. Press into a greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan; sprinkle with chopped pecans.
3. Beat egg white (at room temperature) in a small mixing bowl until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves. (Do not under beat mixture.) Spread evenly over pecans.
4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 2- inch squares.
By RecipeOfHealth.com