Pecan Squares

Pecan Squares
(recipe adapted from Joyofbaking)

Ingredients:

Crust

130g Blue Jacket Plain Flour 
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
57g Cowhead salted butter, cold & cubed
1/2 tsp Rum 

Pecan Filling:
2 eggs

30g brown sugar 
160g golden syrup
20g Blue Jacket Plain Flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp Rum
100g chopped pecans 

Method:

1. Crust: In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder & salt. Rub in cold butter till the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add in rum & press the mixture into the prepared 8" pan. bake in a preheated oven @ 180C for 10mins. Set aside.

2. Pecan Filling: In another mixing bowl whisk the eggs until foamy. Add the brown sugar, golden syrup, flour, salt & rum. Whisk till combined. Pour over the baked crust & sprinkle  the chopped pecans. Bake for 28mins.

3. Cut into squares, dust some icing sugar & top with pecan.