Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2/3 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 11 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest (finely grated)
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • 4 cups pecans (chopped coarsely)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter or prepare a 9×13 baking pan with a parchment paper sling.
  • For the crust, pulse the confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt together in a food processor. Gradually add 16 tablespoons of the softened butter and vanilla extract using pulse mode. Mix until just combined. Don't over process it will make the crust tough.
  • Pat the crust into the prepared baking pan.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.
  • For the pecan pie layer, melt the 11 tablespoons of butter, honey, cream, orange zest, and brown sugar together until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in pecans.
  • Spread over prepared crust.
  • Return to oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.