Pecan Mini Tassies (Tarts)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
24 tarts
ingredients
-
PASTRY
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
-
FILLING
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- PASTRY; Beat the butter and cream cheese together, then add the flour, mixing well. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
- FILLING; In mixer bowl stir together the egg, sugar, 1 tablespoons butter, vanilla and salt until smooth, set aside.
- Shape the chilled pastry into 2 dozen 1-inch balls. Place each ball into ungreased 1-3/4 inch muffin cups. Press the dough into the bottom and sides of the cups.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the chopped pecans into each of the pastry lined muffin cups. Fill each of the tarts with the filling mixture.
- Bake about 20 minutes, or until filling is set. Cool, then remove from pans. Stored covered in the refrigerator.
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I was born in the Azores in Portugal, but have lived in Canada for the majority of my life. Baking is my passion, so I'm always looking for some easy and great tasting recipes....this site is perfect for it.