| Pastry
Ingredients: |
Caramel Filling: |
| 185g butter, softened |
1½ cups firmly packed brown
sugar |
| 4 tbspns castor sugar |
250g butter |
| 2 egg yolks |
¼ cup honey |
| 1½ cups plain flour, sifted |
500g Pecan pieces |
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¼ cup thickened cream |
Method:
Pastry:
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and
combine well. Fold in flour and mix thoroughly. Spread mixture
evenly into a greased and base lined 25cm x 30cm lamington pan. Bake
in a moderate oven (180°C) for 10 minutes.
Filling:
Combine the sugar, butter and honey in a saucepan and stir over a low heat
until the butter melts and sugar dissolves. Increase heat, bring to
the boil and allow to boil for 1 minute. Fold in Pecans and cream,
combine well and return to the boil. Immediately spread mixture over
pastry. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes. Reduce
temperature to moderately slow (160°C) and bake for a further 15 minutes
or until filling bubbles and is deep golden brown. Remove from oven,
run knife between crust and pan. Cool completely before turning out.
Cut into slices and store in an airtight container.
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