Kentucky Derby Tarts
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup shortening
- dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/3 cup ice water
- 1 egg yolk
- Filling
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Bourbon
Directions
Mix flour, salt and sugar. Cut shortening with a pastry cutter. Beat egg yolk with ice water and add to mixture one Tablespoon at a time. Put into miniature muffin pans.
Filling
Mix flour and sugar and eggs and melted butter. Add pecans, chocolate chips and vanilla. Pour into shells and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Brush tarts with bourbon while hot.
Makes 36 miniature tarts.
