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Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cup 3 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cup light-brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 4 cups 8 ounces pecan halves
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 F. Butter a 9×13″ pan, and line with parchment paper.
  • Combine 1 1/8 cup (2 1/4 sticks) of butter with 3/4 cup brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 tsp salt, then the flour one cup at a time. Mix until dough forms into large clumps.
  • Press the dough into the bottom of your prepared pan, fork-prick the crust, and chill for 20 minutes. When chilled, bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely before proceeding.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325 F.
  • Place remaining butter, brown sugar, honey, granulated sugar, heavy cream, and salt in a medium saucepan over high heat. Stir together and bring to a boil.
  • Cook until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in pecans and vanilla.
  • Pour the pecan mixture over the cooled crust, and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling.
  • Let cool completely before cutting into small pieces for serving.