Buttermilk Bars
"One of my absolute favorite treats when I was a child. They have a maple flavor to them and are best enjoyed with a glass of cold iced tea."
photo by BamaBelle30
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup white sugar
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄8 cup milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup powdered sugar
directions
- Cream 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
- Add egg, beat well.
- Sift flour and baking soda together and add alternately with buttermilk to egg mixture.
- Add nuts.
- Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 in a 9x13 pan.
- For the topping: Bring topping ingredients to a boil (1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/8 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla). Boil 2 minutes. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix well.
- Spread on cooled bars.
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Reviews
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These were delicious and super moist, but the topping was a little bit tricky and I wished I'd gotten more of a heads up on what to expect with it. All was fine until the last step of adding powdered sugar - when I did so, the mixture immediately clumped up and began to crumble and dry out. It was a crumbly mess. I fixed it by adding about a tablespoon of melted butter and a small amount of water and putting it back on the heat, while whisking. It eventually came back together and to a smooth consistency. When I poured it onto the bars, it hardened up pretty rapidly and I was not able to get as even of a spread as I wanted. Still, delicious. -
The kids really enjoyed these! Very sweet, but very good! Thanks for sharing!!
