Passover Pecan Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48


• 1 cup matzo meal (cake meal)


• 1/2 cup matzo meal


• 1 cup packed brown sugar


• 1/4 cup grated toasted pecans


• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter or 6 tablespoons unsalted margarine


• 1 large egg


• cooking spray


• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar


• 1/2 cup maple syrup


• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine


• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract


• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice


• 1/8 teaspoon salt


• 5 large egg whites


• 1 large egg


• 1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut


• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.


• 2 prepare crust:.


• 3 lightly spoon matzo cake meal and matzo meal into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.


• 4 combine matzo cake meal, matzo meal, and next 4 ingredients(cake meal throguh salt) stirring with a whisk; cut in 6 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.


• 5 add 1 egg , stirring until just moist; press into bottom of a 13x9" baking pan coated with cooking spray.


• 6 bake for 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown; cool 15 minutes.


• 7 prepare filling:.


• 8 combine 1-1/3 cups brown sugar and next 7 ingredients(brown sugar through 1 large egg) in medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk.


• 9 stir in coconut and pecans.


• 10 pour over prepared crust.


• 11 bake for 30 minutes or until set.


• 12 cool to room temperature.


• 13 cover and chill at least 1 hour.


• 14 cut into bars.