Microwave Leche Quemada - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups pecan pieces
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Butter an 8 x 8 square dish and set aside.
Place pecans on a baking sheet in a single layer and toast in oven on 350 degrees for about 2 minutes, just until they start to brown slightly.
Set pecans aside.
Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 1 minute or until melted.
Stir in brown sugar and condensed milk.
Return to microwave and cook on high for 7 0r 8 minutes, stopping every 2 minutes to stir the mixture with a wooden spoon.
When 7 0r 8 minutes cooking time is up, take the mixture out on the microwave and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture starts to thicken and lose it's glossy appearance.
Add vanilla and pecans to mixture and stir.
Pour mixture into the greased dish and allow to cool completely.
Slice into 1\" squares and serve.
*Note - You can leave the pecans out completely or not put them into the candy mixture and instead add toasted pecan halves to the top of each square of candy before it cools.