Pecan Squares Recipe

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Pecan Squares
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Ingredients
14
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Nutrition
1134
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • pastry shell , recipe follows
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 tsp fine salt
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 4 1/2 cups halved pecans
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 cups pastry flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 365 degrees F.
  2. While the pastry is cooling, combine the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, honey, and salt in a large pot over high heat. Boil for 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and, at arm's length, carefully stir in the cream, being mindful of splatters.
  3. Add the pecans and mix thoroughly. Pour the filling evenly over the baked pastry. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
  4. Pastry Shell:
  5. Special equipment: a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  7. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the pastry flour and salt. Add the egg and egg yolk. Mix thoroughly.
  8. Press the dough evenly onto the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  9. To bake, cover the pastry with parchment paper and weigh it down with dried beans or pie weights (see Cook's Note*). Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely before removing the beans and parchment paper.
  10. *Cook's Note: This technique is called blind baking.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1133.92 Kcal (4747 kJ)
Calories from fat 836.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 92.96g 143%
Cholesterol 92.81mg 31%
Sodium 173.02mg 7%
Potassium 474.43mg 10%
Total Carbs 78.07g 26%
Sugars 58.31g 233%
Dietary Fiber 8.38g 34%
Protein 10.96g 22%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Calcium 108.7mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 519.28 Kcal (2174 kJ)
Calories from fat 383.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42.57g 143%
Cholesterol 42.5mg 31%
Sodium 79.23mg 7%
Potassium 217.26mg 10%
Total Carbs 35.75g 26%
Sugars 26.71g 233%
Dietary Fiber 3.84g 34%
Protein 5.02g 22%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 1.4mg 17%
Calcium 49.8mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 29.6
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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