Pecan Bars

Recently I bought quite alot of baking book from Borden Book Store and Discount Book Store nearby. I would love to try some of the recipe in one of the fabulous baking book for this coming holiday.So far ,I never use any pecan in my baking.I'm debate whether I should make pecan bars or tarts.At last I choose a bar method but adapted the recipe to suit my taste especially the sweetness .I found this recipe is really great and easy to follow.The down side is I'm too excited looking at the newly baked Pecan Bars,didn't really wait for it to cool down completely before cut it.You can see some crust stick to the pecan and some crust break off easily coz it's still warm.Anyway,I would like to present my humble Pecan Bars to you..

Ingredients:

2 cup flour

pinch salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup cold butter or margarine,cut into pieces

1 egg

For topping:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks butter)

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup dark brown sugar,firmly packed

5 tbsp whole milk

4 cups roasted pecan halves

Method:

1:Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch baking pan.

2:For the crust, sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl.Stir in the sugar .With a pastry blender,cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.Add the egg and blend with fork until the mixture just holds together.( I used food processor to mix the dough)

3: Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan.With a floured fingertips,press into an even layer.Prick the pastry all over with a fork and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

4:Bake the pastry crust for 15 minutes.Remove the pan from the oven,but keep the oven on while making topping.

5:Melt the butter,honey and both sugar.Bring to a boil.Boil without stirring, for 2 minutes.Off the heat,stir in the milk and pecans.Pour over the crust, return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes.

6:When cool,run a knife around the edge.Invert onto a baking sheet,place another sheet on top and invert again.Dip a sharp knife into a very hot water and cut into squares for serving.

Note:
I miss Method #6 to dip sharp knife into hot water before cut beside didn't wait for it to cool down completely.That the reason the crust look messy and crumbles.