“A dear lady at church would bring these in for coffee hour. She was kind enough to share the recipe.” – Calla Ferre
Blanche’s Pecan Pastries
Ingredients
- 1 3-Ounce Package Cream Cheese
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Flour Sifted
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Butter Softened
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- Dash Salt
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 Cup Pecans Or Walnuts Chopped
Instructions
- Let cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter soften at room temperature. Blend. Add flour. Takes a lot of mixing, and do not add any liquid. Chill slightly 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Shape into 2 dozen 1-inch balls (approximately 1/2 ounce each.) Spread in tiny muffin tins (1 3/4 inch). Chill again for 30 minutes.
- Beat egg, 1 tablespoon butter, sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth. Fill pastry shells. Nuts can be added to this mixture or placed in the bottom of each pastry.
- Bake for 25 minutes in 325 degree oven.
- Use a toothpick to gently remove pastries from the muffin tin and cool on a wire rack.
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