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🍰 Crunchy Nut Bars

199 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg in a bowl with a mixer or whisk until the mixture is creamy and airy.
  2. 2. Stir in half of the flour amount into the butter mixture.
  3. 3. Knead the remaining part of the flour into the dough with your hands until it comes together.
  4. 4. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap.
  5. 5. Place the dough in the refrigerator for about one hour to firm up.
  6. 6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius top and bottom heat (or 180 degrees Celsius fan-forced).
  7. 7. Place a roll of baking paper on the work surface.
  8. 8. Shape the dough into a rectangle measuring about 28 by 24 centimeters.
  9. 9. Place a baking frame around the dough to keep its shape.
  10. 10. Prick the surface of the dough several times with a fork to prevent it from rising while baking.
  11. 11. Carefully lift the baking paper with the dough onto a baking sheet.
  12. 12. Bake the dough base in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
  13. 13. Roughly chop the almonds, walnuts, and pistachios.
  14. 14. Add the honey, butter, sugar, cream, and chopped nuts to a saucepan.
  15. 15. Cook the nut mixture, stirring constantly, for about 3 minutes.
  16. 16. Take the pre-baked dough base out of the oven.
  17. 17. Spread the hot nut mixture evenly over the dough.
  18. 18. Smooth the nut mixture with a spoon or spatula.
  19. 19. Place the bars back in the oven and bake at the same temperature for another 15 to 18 minutes.
  20. 20. Let the bars cool completely.
  21. 21. Cut the cooled bars into small squares.

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