When my good friend Scott decided to have a Welcome Home Party for his Wife Natalie on her return from Iraq, I jumped at the opportunity to try out a few new recipes. One that worked so much better than I thought it would... Mini Pecan Pies.
They were much easier than I had imagined. I found it in an old Cuisine At Home special edition. I changed up a few things, like made the pies in regular muffin pans versus mini muffin pans. They still turned out fantastic. I think I'll try to see what else I can make that would work as a cupcake??? Humm....
Enjoy the recipe!
Mini Pecan Pies
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2/3 c brown sugar
2 2/3 c all-purpose flour
1/2 t salt
6 oz pecan halves
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
3 eggs
1/4 c pure maple sugar
2 T unsalted butter, melted
2 T burbon (optional)
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 t salt
1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray
2. Cream 2 sticks butter and 2/3 c brown sugar for the crust in a bowl with a mixer until blended. Add the flour and 1/2 t salt; mix until sandy.
3. Press 3 T dough into each well of the prepared muffin pans, shaping up the sides. Prebake the shells for 8 min or until set and lightly golden brown.
4. Remove shells from oven and pat bottoms down lightly (best to used the back of a spoon, they are a bit hot) Set shells aside.
5. Chop pecans coarsely.
6. Whisk both sugars, eggs, syrup, melted butter, burbon, vanilla, salt and chopped pecans together in a bowl. Pour filling into each shell and top each with a pecan half.
7. Bake each mini pie for 15 min or until filling is set and crust is browned.
8. Let cool in pan for 15 to 20 min. run knife around edge to loosen and carefully lift out.
Enjoy these babies warm or cool. However you prefer. If you are making this for company, I'm sure they will love them.
Have a lovely nummy day!
They were much easier than I had imagined. I found it in an old Cuisine At Home special edition. I changed up a few things, like made the pies in regular muffin pans versus mini muffin pans. They still turned out fantastic. I think I'll try to see what else I can make that would work as a cupcake??? Humm....
Enjoy the recipe!
Mini Pecan Pies
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2/3 c brown sugar
2 2/3 c all-purpose flour
1/2 t salt
6 oz pecan halves
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
3 eggs
1/4 c pure maple sugar
2 T unsalted butter, melted
2 T burbon (optional)
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 t salt
1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray
2. Cream 2 sticks butter and 2/3 c brown sugar for the crust in a bowl with a mixer until blended. Add the flour and 1/2 t salt; mix until sandy.
3. Press 3 T dough into each well of the prepared muffin pans, shaping up the sides. Prebake the shells for 8 min or until set and lightly golden brown.
4. Remove shells from oven and pat bottoms down lightly (best to used the back of a spoon, they are a bit hot) Set shells aside.
5. Chop pecans coarsely.
6. Whisk both sugars, eggs, syrup, melted butter, burbon, vanilla, salt and chopped pecans together in a bowl. Pour filling into each shell and top each with a pecan half.
7. Bake each mini pie for 15 min or until filling is set and crust is browned.
8. Let cool in pan for 15 to 20 min. run knife around edge to loosen and carefully lift out.
Enjoy these babies warm or cool. However you prefer. If you are making this for company, I'm sure they will love them.
Have a lovely nummy day!
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