Miso Butterscotch Bars

Name: Miso Butterscotch Bars
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter; 1 vanilla bean (scraped); 1 tablespoon (heaping) light yellow or blonde miso paste; 1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon Scotch or bourbon (the smokier the better); 1/4 cup coarsely ground Marcona almonds (or toasted blanched almonds); 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour (I used King Arthur brand); 1/2 cup butterscotch chips; 1 teaspoon or so smoked or regular flaked sea salt

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Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter
1 vanilla bean (scraped)
1 tablespoon (heaping) light yellow or blonde miso paste
1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Scotch or bourbon (the smokier the better)
1/4 cup coarsely ground Marcona almonds (or toasted blanched almonds)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour (I used King Arthur brand)
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 teaspoon or so smoked or regular flaked sea salt

Directions

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["Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0 F and butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.", "Put butter, vanilla bean, and miso paste over a low flame to brown. \r\n\r\n(This takes a while. To give an idea of what a while means: During this time I got all my other ingredients measured out, then I swept my kitchen, then I vacuumed the bathroom because I have cats, then I remembered reading that Kerry Washington gives all her friends Dyson Vacuums as presents, and just as I was imagining being friends with Kerry Washington and talking to her about my amazing new vacuum, that's when my kitchen suddenly smelled like nutty deliciousness and the butter had browned.)", "Add the brown sugar to the warm butter and stir around to combine", "Scrape the mixture into the bowl of your stand mixer and, using a paddle attachment on medium speed, mix it around for a few minutes until it lightens in color.", "Add the eggs one at a time, pausing in between each addition to allow them to fully incorporate. (I wish I knew why this is good but I don't, probably something to do with air.)", "Add the vinegar and the scotch and get them all mixed in. \r\n\r\n(Vinegar and scotch sounds like it probably was a cure for something like an earache or an amputated arm in Scotland sometime around 1750: \"Aye Lass