pecan tassies

[jaybird]

I do, give me a minute to find it.

[MOMMYOF2BOYZ]

any one have the recipe for pecan tassies? can't seem to find it anywhere

[jaybird]

Tassies

3 oz. cream cheese
1 cup flour
1/2 cup oleo

Cream oleo & cream cheese, add flour and mix well. Chill 1/2 hour. Roll into 1" balls. Press into miniature tart pans to form cups. Chill.

Filling:
1 egg
1 tbsp. oleo
1 teas. vanilla
pinch salt
2/3 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup brown sugar

Beat eggs, add butter, vanilla & salt. Add sugar & beat til smooth. Put a few pecans in bottom of each cup. Add a spoonful of filling & top with nuts.

Bake at 325 til filling is set, about 25 minutes.

Makes 2 dozen.

[chameleon13]

I got this one from AllRecipes.com Hope it is what you are looking for. There were two other on there as well. If you go to the site, on the upper left hand side is a search box. I just put pecan tassies in and 3 recipes came up.



1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped pecans
24 pecan halves


Directions


1 To Make Crust: Blend softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter and flour. Chill 1 hour.
2 Shape into 24 balls. Press balls into cavity of mini muffin tins, making small cups.
3 To Make Filling: Beat together egg, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Add vanilla and salt and beat till smooth. In each little crust bottom, sprinkle chopped pecans, add egg mixture to right before top and top with a whole pecan.
4 Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes or till filling is set. Cool before removing from tins.



Makes 12 servings

[jaybird]

These are even better!!!

Hungarian Pecan Triangles

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup oleo
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp. water or brandy (I use rum or Southern Comfort sometimes)
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 teas. cinnamon
4 egg whites

Mix flour & 1/2 cup sugar. cut in oleo til mix resembles small peas. Stir in egg yolks & brandy. Press firmly into a jelly roll pan. Bake 15 minutes @ 350 or til firm.

In saucepan, mix 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, nuts, cinnamon & egg whites. Stir over low heat 5 minutes until dissolved. Spread over baked dough. Bake additional 25 minutes.

Cool and dust with powdered sugar. Cut into 2" squares and cut each square into half to form triangles.

[MOMMYOF2BOYZ]

thanks everyone! you are a lifesaver