Pecan and Honey Bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine, diced, plus a little extra to grease
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 lemon zest, finely grated

TO MAKE TOPPING

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons whipping cream
• 2 cups pecans

Directions

1. 1

   Lightly grease a 14x11-inch swiss-roll tin.

2. 2

   Sift flour and salt into a bowl, Stir in sugar, then rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Blend egg and lemon zest. Press mixture into tin and prick pastry all over with a fork. Chill for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 375°F.

4. 4

   Bake pastry for 15 minutes, then remove from oven, leaving oven on.

5. 5

   Heat butter, honey and sugars in a saucepan until melted, then bring to a boil without stirring for 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in cream and nuts. pour over base, return tin to oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool in tin.

6. 6

   Run a knife around pastry edge, invert on to a baking tray, place another tray on top and invert again. Cut into squares.