Butterscotch Raisin Pecan Bars
Butterscotch Raisin Pecan Bars is a recipe adapted from Cooking.com & Elinor Klivans. The bars are like a cross between raisin pie, pecan pie and shortbread.
Servings 16
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup 140 grams all-purpose flour**
- ¼ cup 25 grams confectioners' sugar, plus save extra for dusting
- ⅛ teaspoon .5 ml salt
- 1 stick 114 grams cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces
Filling:
- 1 cup 200 grams packed dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup 60 ml whipping cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon 5 ml vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons 10 ml all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon 2.5 ml baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon 1 ml salt
- ⅔ to 1 ½ cups raisins 120 grams
- 1 ½ cups pecans coarsely chopped (140 grams) -- toasted
Instructions
- Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square metal pan with foil and spray foil with cooking spray.
- Combine flour, sugar and salt in food processor and pulse to mix. Add cold butter and pulse until crumbly. Press crumbs into bottom of pan and bake for 15 – 18 minutes.
- Filling
- In processor or using a bowl and whisk, process or mix together brown sugar, cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Stir or process in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix together raisins and nuts and spread over baked crust. Pour the filling mixture over raisins in nuts.
- Bake until filling is set when pan is shaken gently, about 30 minutes. Cool bars in pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Using sharp knife, cut into 16 bars. Transfer bars to platter and serve.
