Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tarts
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Chill Time: 20 to 30 minutes
Yield: 5 dozen tarts
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. CREAM CHEESE PASTRY:
. 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
. 6 ounces cream cheese
. 2 cups all-purpose flour
. 1/8 teaspoon salt
. PECAN FILLING:
. 3 eggs
. 1 cup Karo® Light or Dark or with Real Brown Sugar Corn Syrup
. 1 cup sugar
. 1/4 cup bourbon
. 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
. 1 teaspoon vanilla
. 2 cups finely chopped pecans
. Confectioners sugar (optional)
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List of 7 items
1. Preheat oven to 350 °F
2. To prepare cream cheese pastry, cream together butter and cream cheese. Cut
flour and salt into creamed mixture with pastry blender. Shape pastry dough
into two balls; chill for at least 20 to 30 minutes or until dough is easy to
handle.
3. On floured surface roll pastry, half at a time (keeping other half chilled),
1/8-inch thick. Cut into 2-1/4 -inch rounds. Press pastry rounds into bottoms
and up sides of 1-3/4 x 1-inch muffin cups. Refrigerate.
4. To prepare pecan filling, beat eggs slightly with a fork in medium bowl.
Stir in Karo®, sugar, bourbon, margarine and vanilla until well blended.
5. Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon pecans into each pastry-lined cup; top with 1
tablespoon Karo® mixture.
6. Bake tarts at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and cake
tester inserted in center of tart comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
7. Store in tightly-covered container. If desired, just before serving,
sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
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