Pecan and Honey Bars

This is a very simple and easy dessert to make, and such a delicious flavor, everyone will enjoy I'm sure!!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 36-48 squares

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, diced, plus a little extra to grease
• 1  cup plain flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  lemon zest, finely grated

• TO MAKE TOPPING

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 4  tablespoons sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 5  tablespoons  whipping cream
• 2  cups pecans

Directions

1. Lightly grease a 14x11-inch swiss-roll tin.
2. Sift flour and salt into a bowl, Stir in sugar, then rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Blend egg and lemon zest. Press mixture into tin and prick pastry all over with a fork. Chill for 10 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 375°F.
4. Bake pastry for 15 minutes, then remove from oven, leaving oven on.
5. Heat butter, honey and sugars in a saucepan until melted, then bring to a boil without stirring for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in cream and nuts. pour over base, return tin to oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool in tin.
6. Run a knife around pastry edge, invert on to a baking tray, place another tray on top and invert again. Cut into squares.