Rustic Nut Bars Recipe

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Rustic Nut Bars
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  1. Make crust: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan (2 inches deep) and line with 2 crisscrossed sheets of foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Butter foil.
  2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until mixture resembles coarse meal with pea-size butter lumps. Add egg and stir with a fork (or pulse) until a ball begins to form.
  3. Turn out dough onto a work surface and divide into 4 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion. Gather dough together with scraper.
  4. Press dough evenly onto bottom (but not up sides) of baking pan and bake until edges are golden and begin to pull away from sides of pan, 15 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack, about 40 minutes.
  5. Make topping: Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Toast almonds and hazelnuts on separate sides of a shallow baking pan until fragrant and golden on the inside, 8 to 10 minutes. Rub hazelnuts in a kitchen towel to remove any loose skins (some skins may remain).
  6. Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
  7. Bring honey, brown sugar, and salt to a boil in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil, without stirring, 2 minutes. Add butter and cream and boil, stirring, 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in all nuts until coated.
  8. Spread mixture evenly over crust and bake until topping is caramelized and bubbling, 15 to 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a rack. Lift dessert out of pan using foil overhang and cut into 64 bars. Peel bars from foil.
  9. Cooks' note: Nut bars keep, layered between sheets of wax paper or parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 124.71 Kcal (522 kJ)
Calories from fat 77.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.61g 13%
Cholesterol 15.34mg 5%
Sodium 55.4mg 2%
Potassium 70.89mg 2%
Total Carbs 11.02g 4%
Sugars 5.92g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.72g 3%
Protein 1.97g 4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 14.5mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 493.25 Kcal (2065 kJ)
Calories from fat 306.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.07g 13%
Cholesterol 60.69mg 5%
Sodium 219.12mg 2%
Potassium 280.4mg 2%
Total Carbs 43.58g 4%
Sugars 23.42g 24%
Dietary Fiber 2.85g 3%
Protein 7.78g 4%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 2%
Calcium 57.4mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.1
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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