PECAN AND HONEY BARS

Pecan and Honey Bars image

Provided by Chef mariajane

Time 40m

Yield 36-48 squares

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, diced, plus a little extra to grease
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 lemon zest, finely grated
3/4 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
4 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
5 tablespoons whipping cream
2 cups pecans

Steps:

Lightly grease a 14x11-inch swiss-roll tin.
Sift flour and salt into a bowl, Stir in sugar, then rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Blend egg and lemon zest. Press mixture into tin and prick pastry all over with a fork. Chill for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Bake pastry for 15 minutes, then remove from oven, leaving oven on.
Heat butter, honey and sugars in a saucepan until melted, then bring to a boil without stirring for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in cream and nuts. pour over base, return tin to oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool in tin.
Run a knife around pastry edge, invert on to a baking tray, place another tray on top and invert again. Cut into squares.