Pecan Pie Bars rec.food.cooking/Elizabeth & Keith Falkner (1998) Makes 50 bars
3 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 1/2 tsp salt 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 tbsp butter, melted 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
CRUST: Beat Flour, 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar and salt until mixture resembles crumbs. Heavily grease bottom and sides of 15x10-inch and at least 1 1/2-inch deep baking pan. Press mixture firmly into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
FILLING: Blend eggs, corn syrup, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla. Stir in chopped pecans. Spread over hot crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until set. Cool, cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.
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