Breads: Walnut Bars with Buckwheat Honey
Ingredients
2/3 cup confectioners sugar
1 and 1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1/2 cup (one stick) butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup buckwheat honey
1/4 cup cream or milk
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
Directions
Pastry: Mix confectioners sugar, flours, salt, and cinnamon. Cut in with fork or pastry blender until fine crumbs form. Pat into a well-oiled 9-x13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, then remove form oven.
Topping: Combine all ingredients and spread over warm crust. Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Cool completely before cutting into 1 and 1/2 inch bars.