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My review
Grandma's Chew Bread
Loretta
"A southern style bar cookie loaded with brown sugar and pecans. Relax in the afternoon and chew on some of these."
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Ingredients
servings 205 calsOriginal recipe yields 18 servings (3 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ). Grease a 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan.
- 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.
- Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool and cut into squares.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 205 calories; 5.6 g fat; 36.3 g carbohydrates; 3.4 g protein; 41 mg cholesterol; 88 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
9/12/2000
I needed a quick recipe and pulled this one up from my recipe files. To my surprise, it was fantastic. I urge everyone to try it.
Most helpful critical review
4/14/2011
i've got a bit of a sweet tooth, and i was a little disappointed that these weren't sweeter. more of a bread, less of a cookie bar. Very easy though, and pretty good.
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9/12/2000
I needed a quick recipe and pulled this one up from my recipe files. To my surprise, it was fantastic. I urge everyone to try it.
3/10/2003
I'm a sugar and sweets lover, and it's the kind of snacks I like. Easy to fix, not that much dishwashing (just one pan), and keeps well. Try it, I'm almost sure you'll like it.
6/23/2004
Very easy to make. They taste good. Excellent recipe to make when you need something quick.
1/12/2004
These are easy to make and surprisingly yummy. When they first came out of the oven I thought they were only kind of chewy. Ten minutes later I could see why they were considered "chew" bread....
4/14/2011
i've got a bit of a sweet tooth, and i was a little disappointed that these weren't sweeter. more of a bread, less of a cookie bar. Very easy though, and pretty good.
2/23/2017
Have been making this recipe as is for 20 plus years. It is over 100 years old. Someone always wants the recipe.
12/14/2011
These were easy and delicious. I made them for our Christmas party at work and my family loved them. I was shocked to see that I had some left to bring to the party.
1/14/2010
My husband and I just moved South from Ohio, and I stumbled across chew bread at a local cafe/ bakery... having never heard of it before, I decided to try it out, and enjoyed it so much that I s...
12/17/2009
Bread is definitely chewy. I goofed when measuring brown sugar, which comes in a 2 lb bag. Instead of using 1 pound (2 cups), I used 1 cup - really made a difference. Next time I'll use 2 cups f...