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PECAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 365 degrees F.
• While the pastry is cooling, combine the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, honey, and salt in a large pot over high heat. Boil for 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and, at arm's length, carefully stir in the cream, being mindful of splatters.
• Add the pecans and mix thoroughly. Pour the filling evenly over the baked pastry. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the pastry flour and salt. Add the egg and egg yolk. Mix thoroughly.
• Press the dough evenly onto the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• To bake, cover the pastry with parchment paper and weigh it down with dried beans or pie weights (see Cook's Note*). Bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely before removing the beans and parchment paper.

CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a food processor, blend the flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder and 8 tablespoons of the butter until the mixture resembles coarse bits.
• Press the mixture into an 8x8x2-inch baking pan and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 15 minutes. When the crust is done, raise the oven heat to 375 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan boil the syrup until it reaches the soft- ball stage (240 degrees F. on a candy thermometer, tilting the pan so the thermometer can register). Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter until it is melted.
• In a bowl whisk together the eggs and vanilla, add the syrup mixture in a slow stream, whisking, and whisk the mixture until it is combined well.
• Stir in the pecans and pour the mixture over the chocolate crust. Bake in 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the filling is puffed slightly and golden.
• Let the dessert cool in the pan on a rack. When cool, cut into 2-inch squares.

PECAN PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 × 9-inch pan. For the crust, in a bowl mix the cake mix, butter, and 1 egg. Measure out 2/3 cup of this mixture and reserve it for the topping. Pat the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the reserved crust mixture, the remaining 3 eggs, the corn syrup, sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the pecans. Pour this mixture over the partially baked crust. Increase the oven heat to 375 degrees and bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake is set. Let cool, then cut into bars.

PECAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Blend flour and powdered sugar in processor. Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until moist clumps form. Press dough onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
• Stir pecans, brown sugar, honey and cream in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Boil until mixture bubbles, about 2 minutes.
• Pour pecan mixture over crust. Bake until filling bubbles and is light caramel color, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover tightly and store at room temperature.) Cut into squares and serve.

PECAN PIE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan. For the crust, in a bowl mix the cake mix, butter, and 1 egg. Measure out 2/3 cup of this mixture and reserve it for the topping. Pat the remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together the reserved crust mixture, the remaining 3 eggs, the corn syrup, sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the pecans. Pour this mixture over the partially baked crust. Increase the oven heat to 375 degrees and bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake is set. Let cool, then cut into bars.