Pecan Squares

Pastry:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 tbsp white vinegar

Combine the dry ingredients and work in butter with fingers or pastry blender until dry ingredients have the consistency of a coarse meal. Mix in vinegar and spread dough in a 10x15x1-inch pan, shaping the dough up the sides; reserve.

Filling:
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup heavy cream or evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Combine all ingredients, except pecans; stir to completely blend. Stir in pecans and pour into crust.

Bake on the middle shelf of a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until filling is set and top is caramel colored. Cool completely before cutting into 2-inch squares.

Delicious served with scoops of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream lightly sweetened with powdered sugar and flavored with vanilla.

Yield: about 24 squares

I got this recipe from the back of a box of brown sugar and it makes a pretty decent pecan square. alt.creative-cooking/Jim Lahue/1998