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- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 87 08:38:11 PST
- From: naf@cbdkc1.uucp (Nancy Foltz)
- Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Newsgroups: mod.recipes
- Approved: reid@decwrl.UUCP
- Subject: RECIPE: Pecan tarts (miniature pecan pies)
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE PECAN-TARTS-1 C "22 Dec 86" 1987
- .RZ "PECAN TARTS" "Miniature pecan pies"
- These are miniature pies, cooked in bite-size individual crusts in tiny
- muffin tins. They are quite delicious.
- .IH "4 dozen"
- .SH PASTRY
- .IG "6 oz" "cream cheese" "180 g"
- .IG "\(12 lb" "butter or margarine" "250 g"
- .IG "2 cups" "all-purpose flour" "200 g"
- .SH FILLING
- .IG "3 cups" "brown sugar" "600 g"
- .IG "2 tsp" "vanilla" "10 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "chopped pecans" "110 g"
- .IG "4" "eggs,"
- beaten
- .IG "4 Tbsp" "melted butter or margarine" "60 g"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Allow the butter and cream cheese to soften. Mix cream cheese and butter
- with a mixer until fluffy. Then (using your hands) mix in the flour.
- Separate mixture into four equal parts and flatten each into a rectangular
- shape. Allow the pastry to chill for several hours.
- .SK 2
- Preheat oven to
- .TE 350 175 .
- .SK 3
- Prepare filling by mixing all ingredients gently.
- Use a spoon, not a mixer.
- Refrigerate until muffin tins are ready to fill.
- .SK 4
- Take one unit of the chilled pastry and cut into 12 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball and then form the ball into the muffin
- tin in the shape of a crust. Fill each tart about \(34 full.
- .SK 5
- Bake at
- .TE 350 175
- for 20 to 30 minutes.
- .NX
- You will need to purchase tiny muffin tins, sometimes called ``nugget
- pans,'' to make these tarts. They are inexpensive and you can use these for
- various other things. It is best to purchase enough to make four dozen at
- once. The entire four dozen will fit into the oven on one rack! It is best
- to spray these tins with cooking oil before putting the crust in.
- .PP
- There is a wooden utensil called a ``tart-tamper'' that is a real time-saver
- for this recipe. It might be difficult to find. It is used to smash the
- ball to fit the tin so you don't spend a lot of time using your fingers.
- You dip the tip of the tamper in flour each time to prevent sticking to the
- pastry. It also makes the pastry look much more uniform and professional.
- .PP
- Bake these until \fIslightly\fR brown. To remove tarts, just turn the tin
- upside down onto paper towels and then turn the tart right side up on a
- baking rack to cool.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy if you have a tart tamper; moderate otherwise.
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes pastry preparation; several hours chilling;
- 1 hour filling, baking, and cooling.
- .I Precision:
- Be precise for the pastry, filling may be approximate.
- .WR
- Nancy Foltz
- AT&T Bell Labs, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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