Brown Butter Maple Pecan Blondies Food

BROWN BUTTER BLONDIES

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
• 2. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until the water evaporates and the milk solids turn golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• 3. Stir butter into brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth; cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, in another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Whisk eggs and vanilla into sugar mixture. Add flour mixture a bit at a time and mix until a smooth thick batter forms. Fold in chips, as desired.
• 4. Evenly spread batter into prepared dish. Bake until blondies are light brown around edges and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven; cool slightly. Invert onto a rack to release; cool completely. Cut into squares and serve.

ALMOST-FAMOUS MAPLE-BUTTER BLONDIES

Steps:

• Make the blondies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter the foil. Pulse 1/2 cup walnuts in a food processor until almost fine (do not overprocess). Whisk the ground nuts, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat 10 tablespoons butter and the brown sugar with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat in the vanilla. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the white chocolate and the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts.
• Spread the batter in the prepared pan and bake until the blondies are light brown around the edges and spring back when pressed, about 30 minutes. Cool slightly on a rack.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: Place the maple syrup and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the mixture bubbles and thickens, swirling the pan, about 6 minutes. Add the cream and continue to cook until the mixture is the consistency of caramel.
• Use the foil to lift the blondies out of the pan, then cut into large bars. Serve warm topped with ice cream, the maple-butter sauce and the walnuts.

PECAN BLONDIES WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Bars: Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9" baking pan.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and eggs; blend well.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt; mix well.
• Stir in pecans.
• Spread in greased pan.
• Bake for 23-33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool one hour or until completely cooled.
• Frosting: Heat butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until light golden brown.
• Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla, and enough milk for desired spreading consistency; blend until smooth.
• Spread over cooled bars.
• Arrange pecan halves over frosting.
• Cut into bars.