WILLIAMSBURG INN PECAN BARS

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Provided by Richard Hoover @Richard2990

Number Of Ingredients 13

SUGAR DOUGH
3/4 cup(s) butter
1 cup(s) -2 tablespoons sugar
2 - eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) grated lemon peel
3 cup(s) all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
PECAN FILLING
2 stick(s) butter
1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3 cup(s) honey
4 cup(s) pecans, in pieces
1/4 cup(s) whipping cream

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. grease a 17 X 11" jelly roll pan.
In a mixer bowl, beat butter till fluffly. Add sugar and beat well. Beat in eggs and lemon peel. Stir together flour and baking powder; stir into mixture.
Line the bottom and sides of greased pan with dough. Prick dough at 1" intervals. Bake for 12 to 15 mins. and is about halve baked.
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and honey; cook and stir over medium heat till sugar melts. Then boil vigorously, uncovered, for 3 mins. Stir in pecans and whipping cream. Spread evenly over halved-baked sugar dough, usung a wooden spoon or spatula.
Return to oven and bake for 12 to 15 mins, till doug is nicely browned.
Cool in pan on rack. Cit into 1 X 1 1/2" bars.