Pecan Tart

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

Pastry dough

1 c Light corn syrup

3/4 c Sugar

3 lg Eggs

2 tb Unsalted butter

1 Tart pan with a removable

Pie weights or raw rice

1 3/4 c Pecan halves

1 ts Fresh Lemon Juice

Accompaniment: lightly

1 ts Vanilla


Directions

Make pastry dough as directed. Roll out dough into a 15-inch round on a lightly floured surface and fit into tart pan. Roll rolling pin over top of pan to trim dough flush with rim and lightly prick bottom all over with a fork. Chill 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375F. Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake in middle of oven 20 minutes. Remove weights and foil and bake shell until pale golden, 6 to 10 minutes more. Cool in pan on a rack. Cook sugar in a dry heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork, until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden. Add corn syrup and simmer, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved (it will harden before dissolving). Remove pan from heat and cool mixture until it stops bubbling. Whisk eggs with a pinch of salt in a bowl. Whisk caramel mixture into eggs in a slow stream and whisk in butter, vanilla, and lemon juice until butter is melted. Spread pecans in bottom of tart shell and pour in filling, tapping down pecans to coat. Bake tart in middle of oven until crust is golden and filling is puffed, 20 to 25 minutes, and cool in pan on a rack. Cooks note: ? Tart may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Warm in a preheated 375F oven to recrisp crust. Makes 8 servings. Gourmet November 1999 Per serving: 3177 Calories (kcal); 164g Total Fat; (43% calories from fat); 31g Protein; 439g Carbohydrate; 623mg Cholesterol; 570mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 30 1/2 Fat; 27 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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