Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

lethal layers

mema5 avatar
Recipe by
Lynda Sweezey
@mema5
Charlotte, MI

Who doesn't love a pie crust like bottom layer with pecans,eggs and all the low fat (kidding) ingredients

Ingredients For lethal layers

  • 1/2 c
    sweet butter
  • flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    dark brown sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    pecan halves
  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    dark brown sugar
  • 1 c
    chocolate chips

How To Make lethal layers

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 2
    In food processor, combine first three ingredients with the metal blade until crumbly.
  • 3
    This can also be done with two knives or a pastry cutter.
  • 4
    Pat this crust into a buttered 9\" x 13\" pan.
  • 5
    Bake for 10 minutes, then cool.
  • 6
    When crust is cool, spread pecans evenly over surface.
  • 7
    Beat eggs with brown sugar until thick, then add vanilla.
  • 8
    Put salt and baking powder in the bottom of a 1/4 cup measure; fill the rest of the measure with flour.
  • 9
    Stir into the egg mixture.
  • 10
    Pour over crust.
  • 11
    Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over mixture.
  • 12
    Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until center is baked.
  • 13
    Cool, then cut into 32 pieces.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT