Incredible Gluten Free Mini Pecan Pies

The original recipe was posted in our local paper, and i adapted it to make it gluten free. These are so good , i had to make two batches because they were gobbled up so quickly, and no one realised that they were gluten free. i make my own gluten free flour which i will post seperately, but any good quality GF flour will do, just make sure it contains xanthan gum.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 9
• Yields: 9 mini pies

Ingredients

• 3  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup  gluten-free flour, sifted
• 1  egg
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon butter, melted
• 2⁄3 cup pecans, in pieces
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. preheat oven to 325*.
2. mix cream cheese and butter together, stir in flour, chill dough in fridge for 1 hour.
3. Shape dough into balls and place in muffin tins, press dough up the sides and bottom of the muffin cups ( i usually wear a thin latex glove to stop my fingers sticking to the dough, and you have to work fairly quickly while the dough is chilled and still firm ) this amount usually makes 9 little pies.
4. Sprinkle half the pecans into dough lined muffin cups.
5. Beat together the egg, 1 tbsp melted butter, salt and vanilla until smooth.
6. Spoon filling into cups and top with remaining pecans.
7. Bake at 325* for 25 minutes.
8. Cool completely before removing pies from muffin tins.