Pecan Tartlets

By sandy_h

From one of Mom's recipe cards

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Pastry:
• Cream Cheese Pastry:
• Cream Cheese Pastry:
• 1 1 1 cup unsifted all purpose flour
• 1 1 1 cup unsifted all purpose flour
• 1 1 1 cup unsifted all purpose flour
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 1 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softneed
• 1 1 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softneed
• 1 1 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softneed
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Pecan Filling:
• Pecan Filling:
• Pecan Filling:
• 1 1 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup Lyle's Golden Syrup or dark corn syrup
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup Lyle's Golden Syrup or dark corn syrup
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup Lyle's Golden Syrup or dark corn syrup
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 2 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 2 2 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 2 2 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch Pinch salt
• Pinch Pinch salt
• Pinch Pinch salt
• 1 1 1 cup coarsely broken pecans (4 oz)
• 1 1 1 cup coarsely broken pecans (4 oz)
• 1 1 1 cup coarsely broken pecans (4 oz)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to moderate 350. Prepare cream cheese pastry: Blend together flour, butter, cream cheese, and salt in large bowl with mixer or fingertips until well blended and dough forms a ball. Divid dough into 24 equal pieces. Roll each piece into ball. Press into small brioche pans or mini-muffin tins. If dough gets too soft, chill briefly. Use floured fingers to press dough up against sides of tins. Be careful not to let tin show since filling will stick. Prepare pecan filling: Combine egg, syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla and salt in medium-size bowl; stir together until well blended. Stir in pecans. Spoon filling into pastry-lined tins. Filling should come almost to tops of tins, but not touch. Bake 350, 25-30 minutes or until filling is set but center is still soft. Cool.