These Caramel Pecan Dream Bars really are dreamy and if it weren\u2019t for The Recipe Tin Project, I never would have known they existed. They take approximately five minutes to get into the oven and they rely mostly on kitchen shortcuts that are easy to keep in your pantry so they\u2019re the type of dessert that\u2019s easy to whip up on a moment\u2019s notice. It\u2019s hard not to fall in love with a dessert bar that\u2019s sticky, sweet, and full of toffee flavor so it\u2019s easy to see why Emily took the time to commit this one to paper. And I\u2019m sure glad she did.<\/p>\n
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The Recipe Tin Project is a project where I cook my way through an old recipe tin full of vintage recipes. But you might have already guessed that. It\u2019s chock full of old recipe cards, most of which seem to be from the \u201960s and \u201970s. I love food history, and the idea is to breathe new life into these recipes from the past and maybe learn a technique or two from them along the way. The recipes come from different people with different handwriting and some have sweet illustrations while others are on plain (often smudged and stained) index cards.<\/p>\n
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FOR THE CRUST:<\/p>\n
1 box yellow cake mix<\/p>\n
1\/3 cup soft margarine<\/p>\n
1 egg<\/p>\n
FOR THE FILLING:<\/p>\n
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk<\/p>\n
1 cup pecans, chopped<\/p>\n
1\/2 cup bits o\u2019 brickle baking chips<\/p>\n
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PREPARATION<\/p>\n
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Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F and grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.<\/p>\n
Mix together the cake mix, margarine, and egg and press into the bottom of the prepared pan.<\/p>\n
Pour filling ingredients (sweetened condensed milk, pecans, bits o\u2019 brickle) over the base and bake 25-30 minutes.<\/p>\n
Let cool before cutting. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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