Mom's Mini-Pecan Pies - Recipe

The Cheap Chef butts heads with Mom, in the latest tasty dessert recipe video. A family holiday favorite made with humor and love. And visit my cooking blog for cheap ingredients, recipe text & photos: http://the99centchef.blogspot.com/2016/11/happy-birthday-mom-recipes.html

Ingredients for Pie Crust
1 cup of flour - whole wheat or white flour
1 stick of butter - room temperature
3 ounces of cream cheese - room temperature

Directions for Pie Crust
Combine flour, butter, and cream cheese into a bowl and mix well for a couple of minutes.

Once dough comes together you can finish making a ball on a cutting board or countertop.

Pinch off one-inch balls and add to a 24-count muffin pan.

It's okay to use a convenient 12-count cupcake pan -- you will, of course, make bigger pie crust balls, about two to three inches.

Spread each crust ball to the edge of each muffin mold shape. Now it's ready to add the chopped pecans and brown sugar filling.

Ingredients for Pecan Pie Filling
1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter - warm melted
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup of raw chopped pecans

Directions for Pecan Pie Filling
Add one egg to a bowl. Spoon in 3/4 cup of brown sugar, and two teaspoons of vanilla extract. Mix well.

To prepare whole pecans, lay out a cup-full on a cutting board. Roughly chop the pecans so they will easily fit into each mini pie crust.

Fill each mini pie shell with pecan pieces.

Spoon on enough pie filling to cover the pecans in each pie shell.

Add the pie tray to a preheated 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 300 degrees and bake for another 15 minutes.

Finally, remove Mini Pecan Pies from the oven and allow to cool for five minutes. Carefully remove the mini-pies from the pan. Mom used a short blade knife to loosen the pies.

Mini Pecan Pies store covered in a cool dry place and can be served at room temperature.

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