antknee
01-03-2008, 05:20 PM
My aunt makes these every Christmas.....and scarfed down an obscene amount of this stuff on Xmas day. :spitfall Anyone have these before? I don't know how common they are to come by....never really saw them other than her house.
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pecan tartlets
crust:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
filling:
2 tbsps butter, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
a LOT of chopped nuts (about 2-2 1/2 cups)
preheat oven to 325˚F.
for the crust: cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. incorporate egg, then flour. pinch off balls of dough and place into each mini-tart pan. form crust around sides with your fingertips--the thinner the better, but be careful not to have any holes or tears. set aside.
for the filling: cream butter and sugar together. incorporate eggs, and vanilla and salt.
fill uncooked crusts halfway with chopped nuts. using a squeezy bottle, fill each tart to the top with the butter/sugar mix. sprinkle more nuts on top. bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden. cool in pans before removing.
makes 48 mini tarts
http://static.flickr.com/40/75542810_e98c77b42b_o.jpg
pecan tartlets
crust:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
filling:
2 tbsps butter, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
a LOT of chopped nuts (about 2-2 1/2 cups)
preheat oven to 325˚F.
for the crust: cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. incorporate egg, then flour. pinch off balls of dough and place into each mini-tart pan. form crust around sides with your fingertips--the thinner the better, but be careful not to have any holes or tears. set aside.
for the filling: cream butter and sugar together. incorporate eggs, and vanilla and salt.
fill uncooked crusts halfway with chopped nuts. using a squeezy bottle, fill each tart to the top with the butter/sugar mix. sprinkle more nuts on top. bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden. cool in pans before removing.
makes 48 mini tarts