Perfect for entertaining, these tarts will
be all the rage served as a dessert or to end a good family brunch!
* Ingredients:
For the dough:
° 1 1/2 cups flour
° 1/3 cup butter, softened
° 1/4 cup very cold water
° 1 tbsp Maple syrup
For garnish :
° 1/4 cup melted butter
° 1/3 cup flour
° 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
° 1 1/2 cups maple syrup
° 1 egg
For the caramelized pecans:
° 3/4 cup chopped pecans
° 3 tbsp Maple syrup
° 3 tbsp Maple flakes
* Steps :
In the container of the food processor,
place the dough ingredients. Blend until
get ball of dough. packing dough in plastic wrap also refrigerate for 31
min .
Once ready to cooking , preheat oven at 180
° C .
In a saucepan, mix the butter for the
garnish with the flour, vanilla and maple syrup. Adduce to a boil, stir,
until blending thick . Take from heat & permit cooled .
Add
egg to pot & stir .
On a floured surface, roll out dough to a slender layer. Cutting six 3 3/4
inch circles from the dough . Put circles of dough in six 3 inch diameter tart molds.
Divide the maple filling among the tarts.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the
caramelized pecans.
Place the pecan mixture on a baking sheet
lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 minutes, stirring halfway through
cooking.
Garnish the tarts with caramelized pecans.
ENJOY
!
