Making do with what I got

I had a family dinner scheduled, just a little over 1 cup of flour, and no desire to go grocery shopping. Here's what I was able to make with what I had in my baking cabinet.

Pecan Squares

INGREDIENTS

Crust
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
4 Tbs unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Pecan Filling
2 large eggs
1/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup dark corn syrup (I used light instead)
2 Tbs all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped pecans

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in the center of the oven. Butter or grease a 9x9 in square baking pan. Set aside.

Crust
In a small bowl, whisk or sift the flour and baking powder, set aside.

With a mixer of food processor, beat the butter and brown sugar until soft and fluffy (~2-3 min). Beat in the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal (do not over beat). Stir in the finely chopped pecans. Mixture will be crumbly, not a cohesive dough. Press the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about 10 min or until very lightly browned. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool while making the filling.

Pecan Filling
In a large bowl, whisk or beat the eggs until foamy. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, flour, salt, and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined. Pour over the baked crust and then sprinkle with the chopped pecans. Bake for about 25-30 min or until firm and nicely browned. Let cool in the pan and then cut into squares. Store at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

Makes about 36 1 1/2 inch squares.