or atleast 30 minute.
***Pecan Filling Instructions***.
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Make the best pie pastry recipe. Halve recipe to make one pie pastry. Heat oven to 375\u00b0. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough and fit pastry into 9-inch pie pan and flute or crimp the edges.
To Make Crust: Blend softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and flour. Chill 1 hour.
Shape into 24 balls. Press balls into cavity of mini muffin tins, making small cups.
To Make Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Add vanilla and salt and beat till smooth. In each little crust bottom, sprinkle chopped pecans, add egg mixture to right before top and top with a whole pecan.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes or till filling is set. Cool before removing from tins.
ugar mixture.
Place a pecan half on top of each
ith pie crust. Press the pecan halves into pie crust edge
f one layer with Creamy Pecan Frosting.
Place second layer
Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Prepare the pie crust.
In large bowl combine corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter, salt and vanilla.
Mix well.
Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
Sprinkle with pecan halves.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set.
(Can also add 1/2 to 1 cup crushed pecans to mixture.)
Use your favorite pecan pie recipe, but instead of the pecans, add 1 cup smooth peanut butter.
You can add a few chopped pecans, if desired.
he batter into pan. Drop Pecan Mixture by spoonfuls on batter
ool 10 minutes.
Remove tassies from pans and continue cooling
loured work surface (marble is best), roll the dough into a
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Spoon a heaping pecan filling into each cup.
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For the smaller recipe, roll dough into a rectangle
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Fill each unbaked tart shell (see following recipe).
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Dust tops with powdered sugar when cool.
Mix together eggs, sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla and pecan pieces.
Pour filling into prepared pie shell.
Arrange the pecan halves around inside edges.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake for 40 minutes or until center is firm.
Cool to room temperature before cutting.
Best served at room temperature or slightly warm.
Let cream cheese and butter soften to room temperature.
Blend together with flour.
Chill one hour.
Shape into 2 dozen 1-inch balls.
Press into ungreased tiny muffin tins.
Mix egg, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, vanilla and salt.
Put half the pecans in each tin, add egg mixture and top with remaining pecans.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Cool before removing from pans.
Makes 24 tassies.
Mix 1 cup butter, cream cheese and flour to make dough.
Press into miniature cupcake tins to form crusts.
Mix 2 tablespoons melted butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Fill crusts 1/2 full.
Place 1 or 2 whole pecans on each pie, or use crushed pecans to cover each pie.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Makes 5 to 6 dozen tassies.
ool, label, and store.
Best if allowed to mellow in
ith a little whipped cream (recipe follows) or cinnamon on top