KitchenAid KPFP850OB Instruction Manual - Page 94

Pecan Shortbread Bars

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PECAN SHORTBREAD BARS CRUST 2 cups all-purpose flour 2⁄3 cup powdered sugar 1⁄8 teaspoon salt 1 strip orange peel, orange portion only 1 cup butter or margarine, cut into 1-inch pieces FILLING 2⁄3 cup butter or margarine 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar 1⁄4 cup maple syrup 1⁄8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup pecan pieces Position multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add flour, powdered sugar, 1⁄8 teaspoon salt, and orange peel. Process until peel is finely chopped, 10 to 15 seconds. Add 1 cup butter. Process until soft dough forms, 40 to 45 seconds. Press in bottom and 1⁄2 inch up sides of ungreased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set and light golden. Cool completely. Meanwhile, in medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 2⁄3 cup butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and 1⁄8 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and pecans. Stir until blended. Pour into prepared crust and spread evenly. Let cool completely. Yield: 32 bars (1 bar per serving). Per Serving: About 160 cal, 1 g pro, 13 g carb, 12 g total fat, 6 g sat fat, 25 mg chol, 20 mg sod. 92

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CRUST
2 cups all-purpose flour
2
/
3
cup powdered sugar
1
/
8
teaspoon salt
1
strip orange peel, orange
portion only
1
cup butter or margarine, cut
into 1-inch pieces
FILLING
2
/
3
cup butter or margarine
1
/
3
cup packed brown sugar
1
/
4
cup maple syrup
1
/
8
teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecan pieces
Position multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add flour, powdered sugar,
1
±
8
teaspoon salt,
and orange peel. Process until peel is finely chopped, 10 to 15 seconds. Add 1 cup butter.
Process until soft dough forms, 40 to 45 seconds. Press in bottom and
1
±
2
inch up sides of
ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set and
light golden. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, in medium saucepan over medium heat, combine
2
±
3
cup butter, brown sugar,
maple syrup, and
1
±
8
teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute
without stirring. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and pecans. Stir until blended. Pour into
prepared crust and spread evenly. Let cool completely.
Yield:
32 bars (1 bar per serving).
Per Serving:
About 160 cal, 1 g pro, 13 g carb, 12 g total fat, 6 g sat fat, 25 mg chol,
20 mg sod.
PECAN SHORTBREAD BARS