Repost : Pecan Tart | A Novel Twist On A Classic Pecan Pie Recipe

It is non Thanksgiving without multiple dessert options. Everyone has a pumpkin pie, of course. Pecan is commonly a closed second. Instead of a 2nd pie at the feast, I similar to brand something a piffling different, either Mini Deep Dish Pecan Pies or this Pecan Tart inwards a Round Fluted Tart Pan.



Based on the Barefoot Contessa's recipe for Pecan Bars, I altered it to brand a tart.



I used Mini Leaf Cutters to brand the leafage border - no science required as well as thence charming.  You tin displace purchase them here.

I featured this recipe at my Thanksgiving Workshop as well as to become far fifty-fifty to a greater extent than festive, I added a maple leafage boarder from pie crust.  I but used store bought pie dough as well as cutting out maple leaves amongst a cookie cutter.  Then, afterwards I poured the pecan filling into the crust, I placed the dough cutouts roughly the boarder, as well as thence baked it every bit instructed.

Pecan Pie Tart
with shortbread crust


Crust
12 tablespoons of butter (1 1/2 sticks) at room temp
1/4 loving cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour

Filling
12 tablespoons of butter (1 1/2) sticks of butter
1/3 loving cup of corn syrup (light or dark)
1 loving cup chocolate-brown sugar, packed
1/4 loving cup heavy cream
ii cups pecans

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

For the crust, mix together butter as well as granulated carbohydrate inwards mixer fitted amongst a paddle attachment. Add the egg as well as the vanilla. Add flour amongst the mixer on depression speed until but combined. Press the dough into an ungreased Round Tart Pan ($12) making an border roughly the outside. Flour your hands to become far easier to press into the pan. Bake for 10 minutes.

For the filling, combine the butter, corn syrup, chocolate-brown carbohydrate inwards a saucepan. Cook over depression oestrus until the butter is melted. Cook until bubbly - as well as thence allow hit for iii to a greater extent than minutes. Remove from the heat. Add heavy cream as well as pecans. Pour into the crust. Bake for xv to xx minutes. Cool. Refrigerate until mutual frigidness earlier cutting amongst a hot knife.

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