Butter Toffee-Nut Bars

Submitted by evelynathens

"These are wonderful. Caramelly and nutty on a buttery crust!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 40 bars

ingredients

• Pasty

• 1 1⁄2 cups butter, room temperature
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons lemons, zest of
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch

• Topping

• 10 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup honey
• 1 1⁄2 cups toasted blanched almonds
• 1 1⁄2 cups toasted skinned hazelnuts
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons whipping cream

directions

1. Preheat oven to 370F (175C); line 9”x13” pyrex baking dish with foil.
2. For pastry: In mixer, cream butter; add sugar and lemon peel and beat until light and fluffy; combine flour, salt and cornstarch in small bowl; mix to blend; add to butter and mix just until dough starts coming together; press dough into baking dish, forming 1 inch high edges; pierce all over with fork.
3. Bake until starting to colour, piercing with fork if pastry begins to puff during baking, about 40 minutes; remove from oven, maintaining oven temperature.
4. For topping: Combine butter, brown sugar and honey in saucepan; whisk over medium-high heat until mixture comes to boil; boil without stirring until mixture thickens and bubbles enlarge, about 1 minute; mix in almonds and hazelnuts; remove from heat and stir in cream; spread topping in crust; bake until caramel bubbles, about 20 minutes.
5. Cool in pan, on rack; remove from pan, using foil as aid; cut into 1 1/2 inch squares; keep in an air-tight container.

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

With the huge amount of butter in this recipe how could it be bad! This is similar to a Greek recipe I made years ago, I made this as stated with no changes, these were gone in one day, great recipe Ev!...Kitten:)