Salted Pecan Pie Bars

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9″x13″ baking pan with parchment. Grease the sides of the parchment lined pan. The crust will not stick to the bottom, but the filling will stick to the sides if you do not grease them.
3. Stir together salt and flour.
4. Using a pastry blender, cut the sliced stick of butter into the flour.
5. Add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition. You want just enough water so that the dough sticks together like pie crust.
6. Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan.
7. Bake for 15 minutes or until just beginning to turn golden.
8. In a large saucepan, heat together remaining stick of butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup.
9. Bring to a rolling boil and then remove from heat and allow to cool until no longer boiling.
10. Stirring constantly, slowly add sugar mixture to the eggs. I use a 1/4 cup measure to add 1/4 cup at a time and pour it in slowly. This is necessary to keep from cooking the eggs.
11. Stir in pecans and vanilla.
12. Pour over crust.
13. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until set in the middle.
14. Cool completely before cutting.
15. Sprinkle with Fleur de Sel or other sea salt before serving.