Free Cooking Recipes

 1/4 c. granulated sugar
6 tbsp. unsalted butter or margarine,
   room temperature
1/2 c. all-purpose flour
Yolk of 1 lg. egg
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 c. pecans, chopped fine

  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium-sized bowl beat sugar and 4 tablespoons of the butter with an electric mixer until light and creamy.  Beat in flour, egg yolk, vanilla and cinnamon.  When well mixed, press into an 8 inch square on an ungreased jelly-roll pan.  Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.  Remove from oven; let cool completely.  Crush into fine crumbs in a food processor or blender.  Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small, heavy saucepan.  Stir in crumbs and pecans; mix well.  Butter bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. press crumb mixture evenly over bottom of pan.  Place pan on a 14 inch strip of a heavy duty aluminum foil.  Fold foil up sides of pan and then fold over so that foil makes a waterproof “jacket” about 2 inches up side of pan.

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