One bite pecan tarts

One bite pecan tarts

Try to get the dough as thin as possible in the mini muffin tray because it does puff up a bit.  

Ingredients

• Dough
• 170g cream cheese, softened
• 225 butter, softened
• 250g plain flour
• Filling
• 30g butter, softened
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 330g brown sugar
• 10ml vanilla
• 160g finely chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Beat the cream cheese and butter together
2. Then mix in the flour. Gathering your patience, divide the dough between 2 x 24 mini-muffin trays (no need to grease).
3. Use lightly floured fingers to pat it down and bring it up the sides. Set aside.
4. Pre-heat oven to 160C.
5. Mix all the filling ingredients together:and using two teaspoons, spoon into the dough filled muffin trays.
6. Bake for around 20 minutes or until pastry is golden on the edges.
7. Stand for 5 minutes, then cool on wire rack.