Macadamia Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 70
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup butter, cubed
• 6 tablespoons water, cold
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups heavy cream or 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups salted macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 crusts: in food processor or bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• 2 add butter and process (or cut in with pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 add water and vanilla; process or stir just until mixture forms a ball.
• 4 on lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 13 by 8 inch rectangle. press onto bottom and side of 15 1/2 by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 5 refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 400°. bake dough for 10 minutes.
• 7 cool on wire rack.
• 8 reduce oven temperature to 350° for later use.
• 9 filling: in heavy 3-quart saucepan, combine all filling ingredients except nuts.
• 10 bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• 11 pour filling evenly into crust and sprinkle nuts on top.
• 12 bake on center oven rack 50 to 60 minutes, rotating every 20 minutes, until top is a deep golden brown.
• 13 cool on wire rack.
• 14 cut into 2 x 1-inch bars.