Raspberry Pecan Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, softened)
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups pecans, roasted and finely chopped
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup seedless raspberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 spray 9 by 13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• 3 roast the pecans by spreading on a jelly roll pan and roasting in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes. stir every 5 minutes (after 10 minutes check every 2 minutes so they don't burn!).
• 4 cream together the butter, honey and sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
• 5 add the salt, baking powder, flour and pecans and mix well.
• 6 reserve one cup of dough for topping.
• 7 add lightly beaten egg to remaining dough and mix well.
• 8 spread this dough along bottom of prepared pan.
• 9 in microwave, warm the preserves to make them easier to spread.
• 10 spread preserves over the dough in the pan.
• 11 crumble the reserved dough over the jam (the dough will be soft).
• 12 cook for 30 - 35 minutes until golden brown around edges.
• 13 let cool before cutting.