Macadamia Bars
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Ready In: 2 hrs 35 mins
Serves: 70
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 6 tablespoons water, cold
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling
- 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
Directions
- CRUSTS: In food processor or bowl, combine flour and sugar.
- Add butter and process (or cut in with pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add water and vanilla; process or stir just until mixture forms a ball.
- 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.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°. Bake dough for 10 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350° for later use.
- FILLING: In heavy 3-quart saucepan, combine all filling ingredients except nuts.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
- Pour filling evenly into crust and sprinkle nuts on top.
- Bake on center oven rack 50 to 60 minutes, rotating every 20 minutes, until top is a deep golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars.
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