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Grandma's Chew Bread

By: Loretta 
"A southern style bar cookie loaded with brown sugar and pecans. Relax in the afternoon and chew on some of these."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ). Grease a 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan.
  2. In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar and eggs. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the flour, salt, vanilla, and pecans.
  3. Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool and cut into squares.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 205 | Total Fat: 5.6g | Cholesterol: 47mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2003 by SHELIFER   view full review
I needed a quick recipe and pulled this one up from my recipe files. To my surprise, it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by IVANDIEPART   view full review
I'm a sugar and sweets lover, and it's the kind of snacks I like. Easy to fix, not that much...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2004 by JOJO8   view full review
Very easy to make. They taste good. Excellent recipe to make when you need something quick.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2004 by HOLLYJOLLY   view full review
These are easy to make and surprisingly yummy. When they first came out of the oven I thought...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2011 by rebekah   view full review
i've got a bit of a sweet tooth, and i was a little disappointed that these weren't sweeter....
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2010 by chqsummerbaker   view full review
My husband and I just moved South from Ohio, and I stumbled across chew bread at a local cafe/...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2009 by The King's kid   view full review
Bread is definitely chewy. I goofed when measuring brown sugar, which comes in a 2 lb bag....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by alexiz   view full review
These were easy and delicious. I made them for our Christmas party at work and my family loved...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2011 by eastattic   view full review
Looking for something different to take to a Chocolate Fondue gathering. These worked great...

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