Pecan Tart
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Serves: 1 - 9" tart
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Preparation Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325˚.
  2. TO MAKE THE CRUST
  3. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until it looks like course sand.
  4. Add the egg and run the processor until the dough comes together in a ball.
  5. Knead a couple times and then roll out on a lightly floured surface.
  6. Press into a 9" tart pan and trim the edges. Set aside and make the filling.
    TO MAKE THE FILLING
  7. In a medium mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except the pecan halves.
  8. Pour filling into the tart shell and arrange the pecan halves in a circular pattern.
  9. 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.
  10. 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/