This recipe is from Southern Living Christmas vol. 2. Our oldest sister, Kay, who lived in Texas for most of her married life, was a great fan of Southern Living, cooking and baking her way through most of their cookbooks, and she converted Myrna and me into Southern Living fans too. I know if I want to find a recipe for a dish I enjoyed while living in Texas or Georgia, I can find the recipe in at least one of the Southern Living cookbooks I have.
Chocolate Pecan Tassies
Pastry
1/3 cup Butter -- softened
3 ounces Cream Cheese -- softened
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Flour, All-purpose
3 tablespoons Cocoa
2 1/2 tablespoons Powdered Sugar
Filling
2 large Eggs -- lightly beaten
2/3 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Light Corn Syrup
2 2/3 tablespoons Butter -- melted
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup Pecans -- finely chopped
1/3 cup Semi-sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
PASTRY:
· Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Combine flour, cocoa, and powdered sugar; stir well. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, beating well. Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill 2 hours or freeze until later.
· Divide dough into balls, (I used a size 100 scoop), place in lightly greased 1 3/4" miniature muffin pans, shaping dough to make shells. Prick bottom of each shell with a fork: cover and chill at least 1 hour, or freeze at this stage until ready to bake.
FILLING:
· Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stir well. Add the pecans and mini-morsels; stir well.
· Pour mixture into pastry shells, bake at 350° for 30 minutes until set. Let cool 5 minutes in pans, let cool completely on wire racks.
Yield: "24 each"
2010 Cost: $2.19 or 10¢ each
Hi there, just wondering why you prick the shell before adding the filling, won't it seep out and make a mess of the bottom of the tassie?
ReplyDeleteNot Sue, but you prick the bottom of the shell so it won't puff up and shrink in the pan. Same reason you prick an unbaked pie shell you are baking to fill. The filling will not come through the holes, they really are not big enough for that to happen.
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