INDIVIDUAL PECAN PIES
INDIVIDUAL PECAN PIES
INDIVIDUAL PECAN PIES

Ingredients
  • 500g/1lb 2oz ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry
  • rolled to 5mm/¼ in thick
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • pinch salt
  • 20g/¾oz butter
  • melted
  • 200g/7oz golden syrup
  • 75g/3oz dark muscovado sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g/5oz pecan halves
  • vanilla ice cream
  • to serve
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.
  • Line six individual tart cases with the sweet pastry and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Place the pastry-lined tart cases onto a baking sheet. Line each one with baking parchment then add baking beans or uncooked rice. Place in the oven and bake blind for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and carefully remove the baking parchment and baking beans or rice. Return the tarts to the oven for a further five minutes or until golden-brown.
  • Meanwhile
  • crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk.
  • Add a pinch of salt
  • melted butter
  • golden syrup
  • muscovado sugar and vanilla extract and whisk together until thoroughly combined and smooth.
  • Pour this mixture into the pastry cases
  • filling to just below the rim of the pastry.
  • Divide the pecan halves evenly among each tart
  • arranging them in a circular pattern on top of each one.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until the filling is just set.
  • Remove and leave to cool for ten minutes.
  • Serve on individual serving plates with a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside.