Cinnamon Nut Squares

Cinnamon Nut Squares

  Ready in : 70 mins
  Preparation time : 20 mins
  Cooking time: 50 mins

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your repertoire, Cinnamon Nut Squares might be a recipe you should try. For 27 cents per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 174 calories, 2g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 24. Head to the store and pick up egg, sugar, pecans, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. 43 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is brought to you by Pink When. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 16%, which is not so spectacular. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Honey Nut Squares, Toffee nut squares, and Salted Nut Squares.

Ingredients

butter

butter

1 cup

butter vanilla bakery emulsion

butter vanilla bakery emulsion

1 teaspoon

cinnamon

cinnamon

1 tablespoon

egg

egg

1

flour

flour

2 cups

pecans

pecans

1 cup

salt

salt

0.5 teaspoon

sugar

sugar

1 cup

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 300 degrees.Spray an oblong baking pan with baking spray. I used a 14x8x2 pan.Cream butter; gradually add sugar and continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy.

    baking spray

    baking spray

    butter

    butter

    cream

    cream

    sugar

    sugar

    baking pan
    baking pan
    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Add egg yolk, flour, cinnamon, salt and vanilla.

    cinnamon

    cinnamon

    egg yolk

    egg yolk

    vanilla

    vanilla

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    salt

    salt

  3. 3
    Mix well; dough will be thick.Press dough evenly into prepared pan; crust will not be very thick.Lightly beat egg white and brush over top of dough.

    egg whites

    egg whites

    dough

    dough

    frying pan
    frying pan
  4. 4
    Sprinkle nuts evenly over dough and lightly press nuts into dough.

    dough

    dough

    nuts

    nuts

  5. 5
    Bake about 50 minutes or until edges are golden.

    oven
    oven
  6. 6
    Remove from oven and cut into square while still hot.

    oven
    oven
  7. 7
    Let cool and remove from pan with a spatula.Store in a tightly covered container; square will keep at a week.

    spatula
    spatula
    frying pan
    frying pan