Pecan Tassies In Cream Cheese Pastry Recipes

LIGHT PECAN TASSIES IN CREAM CHEESE PASTRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To prepare Pastry: Combine flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, dash of salt in a small bowl. Combine cream cheese, butter and milk in large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
• Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until just blended and crumbly.
• Press into a ball. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead lightly 3 to 4 times.
• Divide dough into 24 portions, Place 1 portion in each of 24 mini muffin cups coated with the cooking spray.
• Using your fingers, press dough into bottom and up sides of cups.
• To prepare filling: divide pecans evenly among muffin cups.
• Combine brown sugar and remaining ingredients in a small bowl; spoon about 2 teaspoons filling over pecans in each muffin cup.
• Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned and filling is puffy.
• Cool in cups for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Run a knife around the outside edge of each cup and remove them from the pan, allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

CREAM CHEESE PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Beat flour, butter and cream cheese in bowl.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Roll into 1" balls.
• Press each ball into greased wells of small muffin tin, forming cups; set aside.
• Bring remaining ingredients to a boil.
• Pour hot mixture, 1 Tbsp at a time, into cups.
• Bake in 400° oven for 12-15 minutes.

KRAFT'S PECAN TASSIES

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and margarine, mixing well until blended. Add flour. Mix well. Chill. Divide dough into quarters. Divide each quarter into 12 balls. Press each ball onto bottom and sides of miniature muffin pans.
• Combine eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in pecans. Spoon into pastry shells, filling each cup. Bake at 325 F for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.