- I REALLY love this plate!! - ch☺c☺Kat
pecan tartlets
something for santa!
mini pecan tarts (adapted from a paula deen recipe)
crust:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. incorporate egg, then flour.
pinch off a ball of dough and place into each mini-tart pan. form crust around sides with your fingers, the thinner the better, but be careful not to have any holes or tears. set aside.
filling:
2 tbsps butter, softened
1 1/2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
a LOT of chopped nuts (about 2-2 1/2 cups)
cream butter and sugar together, until light and fluffy. incorporate eggs, and vanilla and salt.
fill uncooked crusts halfway with chopped nuts. using a squeezy bottle, fill to top with the butter/sugar mix. sprinkle more nuts on top. bake in 325˚F preheated oven for 20 minutes until lightly golden.
makes 48 mini tarts.
Comments and faves
Monika N., Frau Haselmayer, Jam Hands (new blog!), anzyAprico, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Monika N. (78 months ago | reply)
Oh! This is close to one of my fav tarts. But cuter.
Bookmarked!
manthatcooks (78 months ago | reply)
As a kid we used to leave a can of beer, a piece of fruitcake, and a carrot. Amazingly it had vanished by the morning.
Jam Hands (new blog!) (78 months ago | reply)
woop! Looks adorable and delicious Chotda - I may have to try this out on my southern honey. ;)
chotda (78 months ago | reply)
hi monika--i hope you try it! let me know how it turned out for you.
man--i used to leave wads of cash. amazingly it always vanished by morning.
alicat--let me know what you and your southern honey think!
dapatches (78 months ago | reply)
These look good, I will have to try them this week so santa will get them in time.
funny santa never ate the fruit cake we left out for him when I was a child...he needed the beer (or something stronger) to help wash it down, I think.
eatzycath (78 months ago | reply)
looks so yummy, and i love the plate/platter's design :)
anzyAprico (78 months ago | reply)
Oh,santa should be happy!
manthatcooks (78 months ago | reply)
Sounds amazingly like the wads of cash I used to leave in my pocket before going out. Mysteriously replaced with half used books of matches.
Sunshine Hanan (78 months ago | reply)
oooh they look so tasty. Nice shot :o)
chotda (78 months ago | reply)
hi dapatches! even if santa's on a diet, you can make these later for a picnic or something. they travel well.
santa's getting picky about his fruitcakes i think. better leave a bottle of ale out.
hi eatzycath--it's new! well, sort of new. i heart kmart clearance aisles :)
hello anzy--i hope so! happy holidays to you!
hello man with matches--in retrospect, i'm not sure the man with the red pants was santa....
hi sunshine--thanks! happy holidays to you!
manthatcooks (78 months ago | reply)
That was a man!?
ch☺c☺Kat (78 months ago | reply)
YUM! I have been meaning to make something like this, but I haven't hehehe. ;)
chocolate monster mel (78 months ago | reply)
Goodness I love these :D Happy Holidays chotda!
chotda (78 months ago | reply)
man that was a man--that was a man.
ch-smileyface-c!-smileyface-cccat, i completely understand.
chocolate monster mel, have a happy happy christmas and a lovely new year!
m for marvellous (78 months ago | reply)
I think I just favourited all your photos hehe. Pecan pie/tart is a favourite of mine! And the plate design is cute!
chotda (78 months ago | reply)
hi mvo! fine with me :D i like pecans too!
woolloomooloo (78 months ago | reply)
i love pecan tarts! these looks so yummy! i shall try this receipe some day! :)
chotda (78 months ago | reply)
hoolloowoolloomooloo--these are great. you can make a big batch and freeze them. they keep very well.
Puff Dragon (78 months ago | reply)
My favorite, thank you for the recipe!!!!
framboise (78 months ago | reply)
Did you find a fat bearded man in a red suit on Christmas morning with a belly too full to fit back up the chimney?
Hope your Christmas was merry!
woolloomooloo (78 months ago | reply)
hi again k! i will definitely try the recipe when i get a chance! thanks for the tips! :) meanwhile, i had some pecan pie from trader joe's yesterday (will post pics soon :P)... i hope you're having a wonderful holiday with your family and friends! merry christmas!! here are my christmas cards to you, too... ^-^ card1 card2 card3
occhipiuverdi (43 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pleasures palate/Piaceri del palato - Italian food group, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
garlandcannon (41 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Food for Special Days, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Heritage Diner Restaurant (40 months ago | reply)
Heritage Cook Book Group
J. Amores (39 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called sweet-toothed, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
~betkaa (35 months ago | reply)
mmm... yum. I am hungry now.
photos from photons (25 months ago | reply)
Interesting!
Makes me hungry :)
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