Little Pecan Pies for Two
"The dough for the crust will need to be chilled for 30 minutes, so be sure to add that time in. From Taste of Home (February/March 2001)"
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
-
CRUST
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 4 teaspoons cold water
-
FILLING
- 1⁄3 cup pecan halves
- 1 egg
- 1⁄3 cup corn syrup
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream (optional) or ice cream (optional)
directions
- In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly.
- Gradually add water, tossing with fork until dough forms a ball.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minute
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Divide dough in half; roll each half into a 6" circle.
- Transfer to 2 (4 1/2 inch) tart pans; fit pastry into pans, trimming if necessary.
- Arrange pecans in pans.
- Mix egg, corn syrup, brown sugar and vanilla together; pour over pecans.
- Place tart pans on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Top with whipped or ice cream if desired.
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Vino Girl
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My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I also work part-time at the fromagerie next door. So yeah - that means I eat on the job, too. :^D
We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with a cranky old-lady Burmese and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007. I've also got 2 painted turtles named Dennis and Fuzz, and a bunch of fish (koi and goldfish, along with the guppies & swordtails in the turtle tank).
I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making. I bake and eat A LOT of cookies and muffins... I almost always reduce the sugar by 1/4 and use whole wheat pastry flour for at least part of the flour. Those two changes do so much to make recipes healthier without compromising taste. I try to reduce fat whenever I can, too, but while I want to eat healthy, I still want to ENJOY what I eat!!!
I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.
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