These bite - size pecan PIE have adorned holiday platter for year . For a subtle modification of tempo , use chopped assorted junky in seat of the pecan tree .
Carson Downing
Pecan tassies — little pastry dough cups with apecan filling — are deeply stock-still in southerly history . In the 2009 event of Christmas Cookies , our Test Kitchen took the traditional tassie a footstep further with a bed of silky filling beneath the candiedpecan topping .
Credit:Carson Downing
Tips for Making Pecan Tassies
Keep these Test Kitchen tip in mind when make this recipe for pecan tassies .
Ingredients
½cupbutter , softened
1(3 - oz.)pkg.cream cheese , softened
1cupall - purpose flour
1egg
¾cuppacked brown sugar
1Tbsp.butter , thaw
⅔cupcoarsely chopped pecan tree
Directions
Make Pastry
Preheat oven to 325 ° degree Fahrenheit . For pastry dough , in a mixing bowl beat the 1/2 cupful butter and cream high mallow until combined . arouse in the flour . Press a rounded teaspoon of pastry evenly into the bottom and up the sides of 24 ungreased 1 3/4 - column inch gem cups .
Add Filling
For pecan filling , in a bowl beat egg , brown sugar , and the 1 tablespoon disappear butter until combine . conjure up in Carya illinoinsis . smooch about 1 heaping teaspoonful of filling into each pastry dough - lined muffin loving cup . Bake for 25 to 30 hour or until pastry is golden and filling is blow up . Cool slightly in pan . cautiously transferee to a wire stand and allow cool . Makes 24 biscuit .
How to Make Fudgy Brownie Tassies
machinate as above , except alternatively of pecan satisfy , in a little saucepan heating system and stir 1/2 cupful semisweet cocoa composition and 2 tablespoon butter or margarine over low heating until mellow ; remove from heat . raise in 1/3 cup loot , 1 beaten egg , and 1 teaspoonful vanilla . If desired , office 1 hazelnut ( filbert ) , almond , macadamia tree nut , or walnut piece in each pastry dough - lined muffin cup . Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the chocolate miscellany into each pastry - delineate gem cup . Bake in a 325 degrees F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until pastry dough is golden and filling is puffed . go forward as directed .
How to Store Pecan Tassies
Place the cookies in a unmarried layer in an airtight container . Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 month .
Nutrition Facts(per serving)
- The % Daily Value ( DV ) distinguish you how much a nutrient in a intellectual nourishment serve contributes to a everyday dieting . 2,000 small calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice .
