Orange Marmalade Pecan Squares Recipes

ORANGE MARMALADE PECAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with plastic wrap that extends over the sides, then coat the plastic wrap with the vegetable oil; set aside.
• In a 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, cook the marmalade, applesauce, and sugar until the mixture registers 250°F on a sugar thermometer (15 to 20 minutes), stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula. Immediately remove the pan from the heat, stir in the Grand Marnier and the chopped pecans, and turn the mixture into the prepared pan. Press the pecan halves on the top of the candy in evenly spaced rows of 8 across in each direction. Let the candy cool completely at room temperature (about 45 minutes).
• Remove the candy from the pan by lifting out the plastic wrap. Invert the candy onto a cutting board, peel the plastic wrap off the back, and reinvert the candy so that the nut side is up. With a large chef's knife, and using the pecan halves as a guide, cut the candy evenly into 1-inch squares.
• Between layers of waxed paper, in a tightly covered container wrapped in several layers of aluminum foil, the squares will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator. They are best eaten at room temperature.

ORANGE BARS

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with butter.
• Stir together the flour, granulated sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut it all together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into the prepared pan and bake until golden around the edges, about 20 minutes.
• For the filling: Stir together the granulated sugar and flour in a bowl. Crack in the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the orange zest and juice and mix until combined. Pour over the crust and bake until the filling is set, about 20 minutes.
• Allow to cool in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours, then sift powdered sugar over the top before cutting into 16 pieces.

NEIMAN MARCUS' ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300F; and generously butter a cookie sheet.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
• In a work bowl, add the butter and beat on low speed; add the sugar and continue beating for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and mix well, add the reserved dry ingredients and the marmalade and mix thoroughly.
• Drop dough in 2 tablespoon amounts onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until the cookies are light brown.
• While the cookies are baking, prepare the icing.
• Combine the orange and lemon zests and juices in a bowl, set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter on low speed, add 1 cup of confectioners (icing) sugar and blend throughly.
• Add the remaining confectioners sugar, the salt, and the citrus mixture and blend until smooth.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool,.
• Ice the cooled cookies with a butter knife.

STICKY ORANGE PECAN ROLLS

Steps:

• Generously spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix butter, brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup and 1/3 cup of the marmalade. Spread in bottom of baking dish.
• In 1-cup measuring cup, mix yeast and warm water; let stand 5 minutes. In large bowl, stir 3 cups of the Bisquick mix, the granulated sugar and orange peel. Gradually stir in yeast mixture until soft dough forms.
• On surface sprinkled with additional Bisquick mix, knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, adding remaining 1/2 cup Bisquick mix as needed. Roll dough into 16x12-inch rectangle.
• Spread remaining 2/3 cup marmalade on dough to within 1 inch of edges. Starting with short side, roll up tightly; pinch edges to seal. With sharp knife, cut dough into 12 slices. Place slices, cut sides down, on mixture in baking dish. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80°F to 85°F) 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Uncover rolls. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down on baking dish; turn plate and dish over. Let stand about 1 minute so caramel can drizzle over rolls; remove baking dish. Serve rolls warm.

ORANGE-PECAN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, egg, and salt. At low speed, gradually beat in flour and nuts until moistened and well blended. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the mixture for topping. Pat remaining mixture into pan and press lightly. Evenly spread marmalade over dough to within 1/2 inch of all edges. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over marmalade. Sprinkle surface with sugar.Bake 30 to 40 minutes until medium brown. Cool pan on a wire rack. While warm, cut into bars.Cover and store in a cool place.

ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a cookie sheet (I just use parchment paper).
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and orange marmalade and mix until thoroughly combined. Add additional marmalade if the batter is too stiff.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. With the mixer running, slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture until blended.
• Drop by spoonfuls on the cookie sheet; do not crowd the cookies as the batter will spread during baking. Bake until the cookies spread out and are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
• Cool a minute or two on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
• *The original yield was 40 cookies, but I must have made them a little large, because I only ended up with 22.