Helms Bakery Blondies Copycat
Blondies inspired by an old bakery truck called Helms.
Servings 12 bars
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (125 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (114 grams)
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar (135 grams)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup or Lyle's golden syrup (20 grams)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla or vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square metal pan with parchment or line with foil and grease the foil. If you only have a glass pan, preheat oven to 325 F.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly and swirling pan, until the butter has turned a light golden brown. Remove from heat and beat in the brown and white sugars. Let cool to room temperature.
- Whisk in the egg and yolk, then the corn syrup and vanilla. Stir in the pecans, then fold in the flour mixture. Scrape batter into a generously greased 8-by-8-inch pan, spreading to the edges.
- Bake 25- 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack and cut into bars. Note: If you used glass, blondies should take about 35 minutes at 325F. For glass, it's better to bake "low and slow".