Bananas Foster Mini Pies

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 1 Tb. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 2 Tb. cold water
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 medium banana, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 c. caramel-flavor ice cream topping
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 Tb. bourbon
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 Tb. butter, melted
• opt. powdered sugar

Details

Servings 13

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed fo 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar and salt; beat for 3 minutes on medium speed. Add egg and the water; beat until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Sitr in remaining flour. Shape dough into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

2. For filling, in a medium bowl, combine banana, caramel topping, pecans, bourbon, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8" thick. Using a 4" round cutter, cut dough, rerolling scraps as necessary. Place about 1 Tb. of the filling in the center of each round. Brush edges of rounds with a little water. Fold the dough in half over filling; press edges with a fork to seal. Place pies on the prepared baing sheet. Brush pies with melted butter.

4. Bake pies about 15 minutes or until lightly brown. If desired, sift powdered sugar over pies. Serve warm.