Pecan Squares

Name: Pecan Squares
Yield: 1 (13x9-inch) pan
Ingredients: Vegetable cooking spray; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 4 eggs; 1 (1 lb) box light brown sugar; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped; 1 tsp vanilla extract

8 ingredients•8 steps•1 (13x9-inch) pan

1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13x9-inch pan with vegetable oil cooking spray and dust with flour.
2
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk. Stir in the brown sugar until smooth.
3
Pour into the top of a double boiler. Cook the mixture over simmering water for 20 minutes, stirring constantly, until it reaches 180°F. Let cool for 5 minutes.
4
Sift the 1 1/2 cups of flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add pecans to flour mixture.
5
Stir the flour-pecan mixture into the cooked egg mixture. Add vanilla and stir until combined. The batter will be thin.
6
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes.
7
Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into pieces.
8
Store in an airtight tin in the refrigerator.