Pecan Tart
Recipe By: Megan
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 1 - 9" tart
- FOR THE CRUST
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ cup cold butter, cubed
- 1 egg
FORT THE FILLING - 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- ½ cup (1 stick butter), melted
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups pecan halves
- Preheat oven to 325˚.
- TO MAKE THE CRUST
- Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until it looks like course sand.
- Add the egg and run the processor until the dough comes together in a ball.
- Knead a couple times and then roll out on a lightly floured surface.
- Press into a 9" tart pan and trim the edges. Set aside and make the filling.
TO MAKE THE FILLING - In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except the pecan halves.
- Pour filling into the tart shell and arrange the pecan halves in a circular pattern.
- Place the tart on a rimmed pan to catch any drippings and put into the oven for about 50-55 minutes, until it's set.
- Remove from oven and cool to room temperature before serving.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2010/11/pecan-tart/
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