Our friend Justine’s family treat. It’s one of those great recipes you could do all by hand, comes together quickly and easily, wonderful for camping or at the lake, (prep the dry ingredients beforehand). Justine says; “I’ve used whatever nut I have on hand.” We had walnuts.
Crust
| ⅔ c | icing sugar |
| 2 c | unbleached all-purpose flour |
| ½ lb | unsalted butter, softened |
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9 x 12- in baking pan.
Sift sugar and flour together. Cut in butter, using two knives or a pastry blender, until fine crumbs form. Pat crust into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes; remove from oven.
Topping
| ⅔ c | melted sweet butter (about 11 tablespoons) |
| ½ c | honey |
| 3T | heavy cream |
| ½ c | brown sugar |
| 3½ c | shelled pecans, coarsely chopped |
Mix the melted butter, honey, cream and brown sugar together. Stir in pecans, coating them thoroughly. Spread over crust.
Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes more. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
Makes about 36 squares.