Passover Pecan Bars

By Bostoncook

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Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup matzo cake meal
• 1/2 cup matzo meal
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ground pecans, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large egg white
• Filling:
• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 5 large egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup coconut
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Details

Servings 48

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. To prepare the crust, lightly spoon matzo cake meal and matzo meal into dry measuring cups, and level with knife. Combine matzo cake meal and matzo meal, and next 4 ingredients (matzo cake meal through 1/4 teaspoon salt), stirring with a whisk, cut in 6 Tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 egg white, stirring just until moist; press into bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan coated with cooking spray.

3. Bake at 350 degrees or until edges begin to brown; cool 15 minutes.

4. To prepare filling, combine 1 1/3 cup brown sugar and next 7 ingredients (brown sugar through 1 large egg) in a med bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in coconut and pecans. Pour over the prepared crust.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until set. Cool to room temp. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Cut into bars.

yum! Too sweet, so next time I'd decrease the sugar considerably. But very, very delicious and quite easy to make