APRIL MCKINNEY / FOOD WRITER
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups fresh peaches, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and spray an 8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Mix together the melted butter and brown sugar, and then mix in the egg and vanilla until smooth. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until they are just incorporated.
Fold in the chopped peaches and pecans into the batter, and then spread the batter into the dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean in the center of the blondies. Allow the blondies cool before cutting them into 9 squares.
For the Simple Caramel Sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup half and half
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
Stir together the brown sugar, butter, half and half, vanilla, and salt over medium low heat. Stir this until the mixture is creamy and smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Serve the sauce warm over the blondies with vanilla ice cream.
