Butterscotch Bars

Name: Butterscotch Bars
Ingredients: 140 g butter, plus extra to grease tin; 2 large eggs; 1 pinch salt; 350 g light muscovado sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 250 g self raising flour; 100 g milk chocolate candy bars, cut into big chunks; 100 g macadamia nuts or 100 g pecan nuts, coarsely chopped; icing sugar, for dusting

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

140 g butter, plus extra to grease tin
2 large eggs
1 pinch salt
350 g light muscovado sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
250 g self raising flour
100 g milk chocolate candy bars, cut into big chunks
100 g macadamia nuts or 100 g pecan nuts, coarsely chopped
icing sugar, for dusting

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F (160C).
2

Melt the butter in a small bowl and leave to cool.
3

Butter a shallow tin about 20 X 24 cm.
4

In another bowl, beat the eggs.
5

Add the butter to the eggs with the sugar, salt and vanilla.
6

Tip in the flour and stir in with the chocolate and three quarters of the nuts.
7

Don't overbeat.
8

Spread the mixture in the tin, scatter over the remaining nuts and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, then cut into 12 bars.
9

Dust with icing sugar.