Butterscotch bars

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 140g butter , plus extra for the tin
  2. Step 2 2 large eggs
  3. Step 3 350g light muscovado sugar
  4. Step 4 2 tsp vanilla extract
  5. Step 5 250g self-raising flour
  6. Step 6 100g bar milk chocolate (we used Green & Black's), cut in big chunks
  7. Step 7 100g macadamia or pecan nuts, coarsely chopped
  8. Step 8 icing sugar for dusting
Butterscotch bars
Calories: 387 Carbohydrate: 49 g Protein: 5 g Fat: 20 g
Cook time: 50 minutes Prep time: 20 minutes Total time: 70 minutes Servings: 12

TAGS

Afternoon tea Dessert Lunch Snack Supper Treat American Josh Eagleton 30-60 minute 400 kcal or less Barney Desmazery BBC Good Food Browny cake Indulgent Light muscovado sugar Milk chocolate Pecan Pecan Vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Step 1 Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional 180C/gas 4. Melt the butter in a small bowl and leave to cool. Butter a shallow tin about 20 x 24cm. In another bowl, beat the eggs. Melt the butter, then add to eggs with the sugar and vanilla. Tip in the flour and stir in with the chocolate and three-quarters of the nuts. Don't over-beat.
  2. Step 2 Spread the mixture in the tin, scatter over the rest of the nuts and bake for 25-30 minutes, then cut into 12 bars. Dust with icing sugar.