Bun Bars Recipes

HONEY BUN BARS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400^. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan. set aside. --- CRUST: Cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water and blend until a dough forms. Press dough onto bottom of prepared pan. Drizzle honey over crust;spread slightly.
• 2. FILLING: In saucepan melt butter in water. Bring to a boil and add flour and salt all at once. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture forms a stiff ball, about one minute. Remove from heat; add eggs one at a time; beat until smooth and glossy(like cream puff batter). Stir in honey and almond extract.
• 3. Spread filling batter over crust. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with pecans. Return to oven; bake about 10 minutes more. Cool slightly, drizzle with icing.
• 4. ICING: Combine all ingredients; adding just enough milk or cream to make a nice drizzle.

MAPLE BUN BAR CANDY

Steps:

• Microwave chips and peanut butter, till melted.
• Spread 1/2 of mixture in a wax paper lined 9" square pan.
• Put in freezer till set.
• Add peanuts to remaining mixture and cool.
• Combine milk and pudding mix and butter, bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Add powdered sugar and maple flavoring.
• Spread over first layer.
• Put peanut mixture over top and spread evenly.

CINNAMON BUN BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, 1/3 cup butter, the milk and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until blended. Spread evenly in pan.
• Bake 8 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix brown sugar, 1/3 cup butter, the pecans and cinnamon. Crumble sugar mixture on partially baked crust to within 1/2 inch of edges. Drizzle caramel topping over sugar mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Bake 23 to 26 minutes longer (25 to 28 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until golden brown and slightly puffed throughout. Loosen edges with knife. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered.