I needed a “different” crust for a fruit tart I was making and this Pecan Crust TOTALLY fit the bill!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecans
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 Tbs sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 Tbs unsalted COLD butter
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Spread pecans on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, bake for 10 minutes
- Remove and cool
- Crush the nuts in a food processor with the flour, sugar and salt, until mixture is grainy but not fine like sand
- Add butter, egg yolk and pulse in food processor until it makes pea like clumps
- Pour the dough into a well greased tart pan and press into the pan and slightly up the edges
- Pierce with a fork and freeze for an hour
- Preheat oven to 400
- Remove from freezer, bake at 400 for 13-15 minutes
- Remove, cool, fill as desired
As always – enjoy!