Meringue Bars

Name: Meringue Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened; 3/4 cup sugar, divided; 3 eggs, separated; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 cup water; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (16-ounce) jar orange marmalade; 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar, divided
3 eggs, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16-ounce) jar orange marmalade
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

1

Cream butter; gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2

Combine flour and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add vanilla; stir well.
3

Pat dough evenly in a greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Spread orange marmalade evenly over dough in pan.
4

Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until frothy. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. (Do not under-beat the mixture.) Spread meringue evenly over marmalade. Sprinkle pecans over top.
5

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars.