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Recipe of the Week

November 27, 2007 By Carole

Don’t look now, but I’ve got another cranberry and pecan recipe for you. See, on Sunday, Dale and I had to go to an Eagle Scout ceremony for one of the young men in Dale’s Boy Scout troop. I knew I should bring something for the dessert table and when I looked in the cupboard (don’t I sound like Old Mother Hubbard) I saw more pecans and cranberries. A pie wasn’t suitable for this occasion but I got to thinking that the pie should pretty readily translate into squares. And it did.

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Cranberry Pecan Squares

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries

Directions:
Crust: combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar and butter until crumbly. Press firmly into 13×9″ cake pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350*F for 15-18 minutes, or until light golden. (I will tell you that I had my doubts about this crust. It looked pretty dry when I patted it into the pan. But it turned out flaky and delicious, I promise.)

Topping: beat eggs, sugar, corn syrup and melted butter together until blended. Stir in pecans and cranberries. Pour evenly over crust. Bake about 40 minutes longer, or until set and golden. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into bars.

I can’t take credit for creating the recipe, as I cobbled it together from some internet sources but I will brag that these are delicious – better than the pie, even.

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  1. Carol says

    November 27, 2007 at 7:17 am

    Thank you! I love the fruits of winter! ~shlurrp~

  2. margene says

    November 27, 2007 at 7:49 am

    It looks SO good!! I’ll bet’s very nice when warm, too.

  3. Chris H says

    November 27, 2007 at 7:50 am

    Now that looks sooo yummy! Bet it would go well with my tea as I sit here this morning…

  4. Karen says

    November 27, 2007 at 7:50 am

    Oh that looks good. Thanks for sharing.

  5. Kathy says

    November 27, 2007 at 7:54 am

    I was thinking about this the other day!! The pie was so good on Thanksgiving, but even better after it had been refrigerated. And I thought that adding cranberries to a pecan square recipe would work well.

  6. Deb says

    November 27, 2007 at 8:09 am

    How many were left over and will you send us some?? Please???

  7. Robin in VA says

    November 27, 2007 at 8:11 am

    I have to say if the squares taste anything like the pie did…Mmmmmmm! Thanks!!!

  8. Wool Winder says

    November 27, 2007 at 8:40 am

    You’re killing me…I can’t eat goodies like this anymore. It certainly looks delicious though.

  9. marianne says

    November 27, 2007 at 8:42 am

    Oh Yum… thank you so much! I’ll be making a pan of these SOON… you are so sweet!

  10. Leah says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:07 am

    You had me at “better than the pie”, which I was so going to try anyway! This seems much more portable!

  11. Judy says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:08 am

    I was thinking I’d use maple syrup instead of the corn, what do you think?

  12. Kirsten says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:13 am

    Yum! They look delicious, Carole! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  13. susan says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:18 am

    As of today I’m not reading your blog again until you stop posting these delicious, fattening recipes. I mean it, Carole.

  14. Marcia Cooke says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:26 am

    I’m with Susan! It does sound good, though….I’m into cranberries lately!

  15. Beth says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:26 am

    Oh no! I was craving more pie and I finally was getting over the urge to make another one. (Plus I realized I need to cut back because my clothes are tight.) And now I can make something even better than the pie?! I’m in trouble.

  16. Birdsong says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:34 am

    Those have got to rock! I bought a pecan pie after Thanksgiving, on sale from a local bakery, and it reminded me how magical pecans are baked into things… can’t wait to try this. I can’t get the views of Hannah’s sweater to load far enough to reach the comment section, but have to tell you that it turned out just awesome! I have this issue and have added this to my ‘queue’; we actually have a few left at our shop and I had stumbled upon it this weekend thinking, ‘hey, isn’t that the sweater Carole is knitting?’. I am so glad you were a hit with a teen:)

  17. knitnana says

    November 27, 2007 at 9:48 am

    Yum. Warm with vanilla bean ice cream?
    Hmm…change of Xmas dinner plans! From the pie to the bars!
    Thanks!
    (((hugs)))

  18. Julie says

    November 27, 2007 at 10:09 am

    My sister makes something very similar to this and it is YUMMY!

  19. JessaLu says

    November 27, 2007 at 10:45 am

    Looks delish!

  20. Lucia says

    November 27, 2007 at 10:46 am

    O.M.G. that looks ***fabulous***. Maybe with dried blueberries instead of cranberries? (The doc gave me a list of top ten foods to avoid. Cranberries are #1. Technically I can’t have pecans, but they don’t seem to bother me.)

  21. Katie says

    November 27, 2007 at 11:37 am

    That looks really great! Do you know of a substitute for the corn syrup? I’m allergic to corn.

  22. Lark says

    November 27, 2007 at 11:38 am

    Ya killin’ me here…dang, those look divine. I know what I’m baking this weekend! Blue skies!

  23. Erin says

    November 27, 2007 at 11:44 am

    I’m a little late, but I wanted to say your daughter’s CPH looks great!

  24. Cookie says

    November 27, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    Better than pie?! Who are you and where’s my Carole?!

    Looks fab, love. Well done, you!

  25. Martha says

    November 27, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    OMG that pie! So good! Love the square idea. You must be a good cook/baker to be able to tweak and invent like that. Me, I need to follow a recipe.

  26. Kim says

    November 27, 2007 at 1:23 pm

    Oh.MY! Those look sinful and yummy!!!

  27. DebbieB says

    November 27, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    Mmmmmmmmmmm.

    But do you have to peel the cranberries first?

    (Sorry, couldn’t resist. Go ahead and slap me.)

  28. Debi says

    November 27, 2007 at 8:33 pm

    I wonder, does it mail well? 🙂

  29. Teyani says

    November 28, 2007 at 1:07 am

    sounds yum.. now if only I had more time to bake before my face hits the pillow 🙂

  30. ali says

    November 30, 2007 at 1:18 am

    I came here for the knitting- I think I’ll stay for the recipes…
    Cranberries and pecans, gotta love ’em!

  31. anne says

    December 2, 2007 at 2:35 pm

    mmmm! i am SO making these . . i love pecans AND cranberries. and the fact that david doesn’t like the berries will mean all the more for ME!

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