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southern belle bars

(3 ratings)
sugarshack avatar
Recipe by
Gail Welch
@sugarshack
Carthage, TX

I should clean out my "junk" drawer more often because I've discovered some long lost favorite recipes and this is one of them. I think it came from a Land O Lakes pamphlet that I got from the grocery store years ago. These are sometimes called Pecan Pie Bars.

(3 ratings)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For southern belle bars

  • CRUST
  • 1 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    pecans, coarsely chopped
  • FILLING
  • 3/4 c
    dark corn syrup
  • 1/3 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 3 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 c
    pecans, coarsely chopped

How To Make southern belle bars

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350F. Combine 1 1/4 cup flour, butter and sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs (1-2 minutes). Stir in 1/4 cup pecans.
  • 2
    Press Crust mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until very lightly golden brown on edges.
  • 3
    Combine all filling ingredients EXCEPT pecans in a small bowl; mix well. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly over hot, partially baked crust. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until filling appears set and knife inserted 1-inch from edge comes out clean. Cool; cut into bars.
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