Paula Deens Pecan Dreams Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S PECAN DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan.
• Stir together confectioners' sugar and flour in a bowl.
• Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut cream cheese and butter into flour mixture until crumbly.
• Press mixture into prepared pan, distributing evenly.
• Pour nuts over mixture and press into dough.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool completely.
• For topping, whip cream and granulated sugar together with a hand-held electric mixer until stiff; fold in almond toffee bits.
• Spread over cake.
• Cut into squares.
• Store in refrigerator.

PECAN DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, flour, pecans and water. You might have to add a little extra water if mixture is too dry.
• After all ingredients are mixed, roll into small balls.
• Place balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
• After cookies come out of oven, cover with powdered sugar; set aside.
• Cool completely.
• When cooled dust them with more powdered sugar.

PECAN SQUARES-PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and dust with flour.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk.
• Stir in the brown sugar until smooth.
• Pour into the top of a double boiler.
• Cook the mixture over simmering water for 20 minutes, stirring constantly, until it reaches the soft boil stage on a candy thermometer, 240 degrees.
• Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together then stir it into the cooked mixture.
• Add vanilla and pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and place the pan in the oven.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into pieces.
• Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.