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Brown Butter Sweet Potato Squares
"<p>Yossy Arefi, a blogger, baker and food stylist, knows that pecans and sweet potatoes are a classic pairing, often combined in casseroles and topped with marshmallows for holiday meals. Here, she lets those ingredients really shine in her delicious riff on sweet potato pie, which gets a wonderful toasty flavor from browned butter. The bars are crowned with a swirly meringue topping, which is so much better than marshmallows from a bag.</p>..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup (4 oz./125 g) pecans
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16 Tbs. (2 sticks) (8 oz./250 g) plus 3 Tbs. unsalted butter
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2 1/4 cups (11 1/2 oz./360 g) all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup (3 1/2 oz./105 g) firmly packed light brown sugar
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2 tsp. vanilla extract
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1/2 tsp. salt
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2 cups (500 g) pureed roasted sweet potatoes
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6 Tbs. (3 fl. oz./90 ml) maple syrup
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3/4 cup (6 fl. oz./180 ml) heavy cream
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1/2 cup (4 oz./125 g) crème fraîche
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3 eggs
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1 tsp. ground cinnamon
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1/4 tsp. ground ginger
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1/8 tsp. ground cloves
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1/2 tsp. salt
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3 egg whites
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3/4 cup (6 oz./185 g) granulated sugar
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Seeds from 1 vanilla bean
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Pinch of salt
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