Pine Nut Caramel Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 3/4 cups pine nuts
• 1 1/2 tablespoons whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 for pastry:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f line 8-inch square glass baking dish with foil.
• 3 using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light.
• 4 add sugar and lemon peel and beat until light and fluffy.
• 5 mix flour, cornstarch and salt in small bowl.
• 6 add to butter mixture and mix until beginning to gather together.
• 7 press dough over bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared dish.
• 8 pierce dough all over with fork.
• 9 bake until beginning to color, about 35 minutes.
• 10 remove crust from oven; maintain oven temperature.
• 11 topping:.
• 12 combine butter, packed dark brown sugar and honey in heavy medium saucepan.
• 13 whisk over medium-high heat until mixture comes to boil.
• 14 boil without whisking until mixture thickens and bubbles enlarge, about 1 minute.
• 15 stir in pine nuts.
• 16 remove from heat; stir in whipping cream.
• 17 spread topping in crust.
• 18 bake until caramel bubbles, about 20 minutes.
• 19 cool completely in pan on rack.
• 20 remove from pan, using foil as aid.
• 21 cut into squares.