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DEL.ICIO.USPecan Toffee Tassies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
36 tassies Hands on: 30 minutes Total time: 50 minutes
When Paula Deen told Jimmy Carter that they would be making Pecan Toffee Tassies on her TV show, the former president looked momentarily perplexed. The man who seems to know almost everything didn’t know what a “tassie” is. What it is, Deen gently explained, is a bite-size tart. Like most of her desserts, this one is rich and tasty. Learn something every day.
Ingredients:
1 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (8-ounce) package almond brickle chips
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unroll pie crust onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into 2 (15-inch) circles. Cut out 36 circles using a 1Ç-inch fluted or round cookie cutter, rerolling dough as needed. Place in 1◊-inch muffin pans, pressing on bottom and up the sides of each of the mini muffin cups. Combine melted butter, brown sugar, flour and eggs in a large bowl, mixing well. Add vanilla. Stir in pecans and brickle chips. Spoon about a teaspoon of the pecan filling into pie shells. Bake for 20 minutes or until the filling is set and crust is lightly browned. Cool in pans on wire racks.
Per tassie: 136 calories (percent of calories from fat, 52), 2 grams protein, 15 grams carbohydrates, trace fiber, 8 grams fat (3 grams saturated), 18 milligrams cholesterol, 90 milligrams sodium.
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