brown butter pecan blondies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, softened

1 cup of brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp of vanilla

1 cup of flour

1 tsp of baking powder

1/4 tsp of salt

1/2 cup of chopped pecans, additional for topping if desired

Flaky sea salt, for topping if desired

supplies:

stainless steel skillet

2 mixing bowls and spoons

8x8 baking dish

parchment paper

directions:

to brown the butter: over medium-low heat, heat your stainless steel skillet with the butter. slowly let the butter melt, and then brown. this can take up to 15 minutes. the butter will foam right before turning brown, so watch it carefully so you don’t burn the butter. once browned, pour the butter into a heat resistant bowl and cool to room temperature.

to make the blondies: preheat your oven to 350. in a mixing bowl, combine the browned butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. in another bowl mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. combine the wet and dry ingredients well, then carefully fold in the pecans into the batter.

line the baking dish with parchment paper, and pour batter in. spread evenly in the dish and top with additional pecans, if desired. bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top looks set. the blondies will continue to cook as they cool. right when the blondies come out the oven, sprinkle with flaky salt, if desired.

let the blondies cool for 10 minutes in the baking dish, then lift the parchment out of the baking dish, and allow them to cool completely before cutting. makes 9 blondies.