Pecan pies are like an old friend you haven’t seen for a while but have fond memories of the times you had together. Deliciously sweet and far too moreish.
Author: FinSki's
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: English
Serves: 28
Ingredients
Dough:
2 c plain flour
¼ c brown sugar, firmly packed
½ c salted butter
125 g cream cheese
¼ c milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
¼ tsp cinnamon
Filling:
2.5 c pecans, roughly chopped
2 tbs butter, melted
½ c brown sugar, lightly packed
⅔ c golden syrup
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbs plain flour
2 egg
Method
Makes 28 little tarts
Pre heat oven to 170°c
Place all the dough ingredients into a food processor and blitz till it forms a ball. Divide this into 28 equal portions.
Lightly spray or grease a cupcake tray and press the dough into the forms.
Fill the dough cups with the chopped pecans
Mix together all of the filling ingredients – Tip: Use a pouring cup like a gravy server as this makes filling the patties so much easier!
Pour the filling mixture into each cup to close to the top.
Cook for 25 mins
Once cooked, let them rest in the tray for 5 mins then carefully remove them and place on a cooling rack
Recipe by Finding Feasts at https://www.findingfeasts.com.au/recipe-index/mini-pecan-pies/